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  2. Whitcomb L. Judson - Wikipedia

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    Whitcomb L. Judson (March 7, 1843 – December 7, 1909) was an American machine salesman, mechanical engineer and inventor. He received thirty patents over a sixteen-year career, fourteen of which were on pneumatic street railway innovations.

  3. Zipper - Wikipedia

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    In 1892, Whitcomb L. Judson, an American inventor from Chicago, patented the original design from which the modern device evolved. [1] The zipper gets its name from a brand of rubber boots (or galoshes) it was used on in 1923. The galoshes could be fastened with a single zip of the hand, and soon the hookless fasteners came to be called ...

  4. Metal zipper - Wikipedia

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    The metal zipper is the oldest type of workable zipper, having been invented by Gideon Sundback as an improvement of Whitcomb Judson's "Clasp Locker" that majorly consisted of a hook-and-eye shoe fastener. [1]

  5. Talon Zipper - Wikipedia

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    In 1891 Chicago inventor Whitcomb L. Judson wanted an easier way to lace up his shoes so he devised a system of hooks and eyes, plus a slide mechanism, to fasten and unfasten the hooks. He exhibited his device at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition .

  6. Timeline of United States inventions (1890–1945) - Wikipedia

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    Whitcomb L. Judson was an American mechanical engineer from Chicago who was the first to invent, conceive of the idea, and to construct a workable zipper. [35] Using a hook-and-eye device, Judson intended for this earliest form of the zipper to be used on shoes.

  7. These Vintage Barbie Dolls Could Be Worth Thousands

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    Highest listing price on eBay: $16,000 In 1959, Ruth Handler — co-founder of the toy giant Mattel — was watching her daughter, Barbara, play with paper dolls.

  8. Whitcomb - Wikipedia

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    Whitcomb L. Judson (1843–1909), American inventor of the zipper; James Whitcomb Riley (1849–1916), American writer and poet; Places. Whitcomb, Indiana;

  9. Casket (decorative box) - Wikipedia

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    An Italian jewelry casket, 1857, carved walnut, lined with red velvet. A casket [1] is a decorative box or container that is usually smaller than a chest and is typically decorated. In recent centuries they are often used as boxes for jewelry, but in earlier periods they were also used for keeping important documents and many other purposes. [2]

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