Private company
Talon Zipper
Manufacturer of zippers
Talon is the first slide fastener (or zipper) manufacturing company. It was founded in 1893 as the Universal Fastener Company, manufacturing hookless fasteners for shoes.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1893Founded1
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Talon is the first slide fastener (or zipper) manufacturing company. It was founded in 1893 as the Universal Fastener Company, manufacturing hookless fasteners for shoes.2
Products and brands
- clothing
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1893Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaTalon Zipper
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ7680289
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataTalon Zipper on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaTalon Zipper on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsTalon Zipper photo by Gideon Sundbäck, Public domain