~ Advertising and Selling Fortnightly, 1925via internet archive(click to enlarge)“Here is
~ Advertising and Selling Fortnightly, 1925via internet archive(click to enlarge)“Here is a boot that not only provides a quick, convenient method of fastening and superfine quality but grace and youth in foot line - loveliness from slipper to frock hem.”Interesting notes in zipper history: Gideon Sundback patented the ‘Separable Fastener’ in 1917 but the popular 'zipper’ name came from the B. F. Goodrich Company, when they decided to use Gideon’s fastener on a new type of rubber boots or galoshes. (source: The History of the Zipper) -- source link
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