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Clothing and Accessories
Women's Clothing ➔ Suit
Identifier:
131388Description:
This pink suit, which during the period was called a victory suit is made of corduroy and consists of a jacket and skirt. The jacket has a notched lapel and is missing the front button closure. There two welt breast pockets and two lower patch pockets on the front and the skirt has a metal Talon zipper on the proper left side of the waist. Features that are indicative of the 1940s are the suit style, the sharp angles, and the simple style.This victory suit is accompanied by matching purse number 131388.1.
Date:
circa 1940 – 1950Materials:
CorduroyCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Mrs. Lowell M. PlamerRelated Entities:
Mrs. Lowell M. Palmer (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.
