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Clothing and Accessories
Women's Clothing ➔ Dress
Identifier:
166350Description:
This lavender dress is made of silk and is embroidery with metallic floral designs. The sleeve straps are embellished with rhinestones and there is a rhinestone decoration on the center front of the dress. This dress has an empire waistline and a V-neckline. There is a metal Talon zipper down the center back of the dress and there is an interior label that reads "Made by Betty Silk Garment Co., Cleveland. O.". Features that are indicative of this time period are the center back zipper, the slightly flared skirt, and empire waistline.Date:
circa 1945 – 1955Materials:
Silk, RhinestonesCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Marie MarlinRelated Entities:
Betty Silk Garment Company (creator)Betty Silk Garment Company was located in Cleveland, Ohio. Marie Marlin (donor) Talon International, Incorporated (is related to)
Alternate names: Talon, Talon Zipper, Universal Fastener Company
Talon International, Inc., sometimes referred to as Talon Zipper was founded in Chicago in 1893 as the Universal Fastener Company. The company moved to Meadville, Pennsylvania and thrived in the zipper business, due to being the first zipper manufacturing company. In 1968 the company was acquired by Textron and faced many difficulties. The Japanese company YKK was also producing quality zippers but for less money which caused the company's market share to fall to 35% by 1981. In 1981, the company was sold to Nucor Holdings. Production was moved to Mexico but the company still suffered. In 1996 the Universal Fastener Company was acquired by Tag-It-Pacific. Production moved to Asia and in 2007 the company name was changed to Talon International, Incorporated.
