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Clothing and Accessories
Women's Clothing ➔ Dress
Identifier:
200930Description:
This red dress is made of cotton and has blue and white flowers throughout. It has a square neckline and short sleeves trimmed in rick rack. There is a metal Talon zipper down the center front of the dress and two blue ribbons that tie at the waist. Features that are indicative of this time period are the floral pattern, the narrow waist, and the zipper.Date:
circa 1935 – 1945Materials:
Cotton, Rick RackCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Mrs. Martin ShedleskiRelated Entities:
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. Mr. Martin B. Shedleski (donor) Mrs. Eileen Shedleski (donor)
Alternate names: Mrs. Martin Shedleski
