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A zipper (N. America), zip, zip fastener (UK), formerly known as a clasp locker, is a commonly used device for binding together two edges of fabric or other flexible material. Used in clothing (e.g. jackets and jeans ), luggage and other bags , camping gear (e.g. tents and sleeping bags ), and many other items, zippers come in a wide range of ...
The Taylor Cos., a nearly 200-year-old company that bills itself as the oldest furniture manufacturer in the United States, announced that it plans to go out of business. August 8, 2012 [ 14 ] On September 18, 2012 the Gasser Chair Co. of Youngstown, Ohio announced that it had acquired the intellectual property of Taylor Chair Co.
Greek furniture construction also made use of dowels and tenons for joining the wooden parts of a piece together. [26] Wood was shaped by carving, steam treatment, and the lathe, and furniture is known to have been decorated with ivory, tortoise shell, glass, gold or other precious materials. [27]
The wood industry or timber industry (sometimes lumber industry-- when referring mainly to sawed boards) is the industry concerned with forestry, logging, timber trade, and the production of primary forest products and wood products (e.g. furniture) and secondary products like wood pulp for the pulp and paper industry.
A major technological change came in 1950, when the company purchased a chain machine from the U.S. that allowed the automation of the zipper making process. Previously, YKK zippers were made by hand, and hence had an inferior quality compared to automated zippers from abroad. In March 1951, YKK relocated its headquarters to Chūō, Tokyo.
Pages in category "History of furniture" The following 119 pages are in this category, out of 119 total. ... History of wood carving; Horn furniture; Howard & Sons; J.
Drawing of 1917 slide fastener patent filing. Talon was the first slide fastener, a/k/a zipper, manufacturing company.It was founded in 1893 as the Universal Fastener Company, manufacturing hookless fasteners for shoes.
Despite a decline in the industry as a whole, Furniture Brands continued to be successful and expanded into retail. [2] In 2007, Furniture Brands announced that Thomasville and Drexel Heritage would increase the number of company-owned stores for their products, but that Broyhill and Lane would close their St. Louis-area stores and focus on ...