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Clothing and Accessories
Women's Clothing ➔ Dress
Identifier:
1989.24.1Description:
This green dress is made of knitted synthetic fiber and features shoulder pads and long sleeves. There is a matching belt at the waist that has a silver buckle and a short Talon zipper can be seen at the back of the neck. This dress was created and worn by Margaret Hojnacki of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Features that are indicative of the 1940s are the narrow waist, the short hem, the padded shoulders, and the synthetic fiber.Date:
circa 1940Materials:
Synthetic FiberCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Margaret HojnackiRelated Entities:
Margaret Hojnacki (creator) Mary Milanowski (donor) Margaret Hojnacki (used by) 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.
