Talon Zipper

Talon Zipper

Talon Zipper was a company founded in 1893, originally as the Universal Fastener Company, in Chicago. They later moved to Hoboken, New Jersey and finally Meadville, Pennsylvania. Other early names included the Automatic Hook and Eye Company, and the Hookless Fastener Company. They were the first zipper manufacturing company. The brand is now part of TagitPacific.

External links

* [http://www.tagitpacific.com/corporate/ Official Site]


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