The History of the Zipper - Who Invented the Zipper? The History of the Zipper The History of the Zipper YKK on Zipper. Courtesy MorgueFile By Mary Bellis Updated August 10, 2016. It was a long way up for the humble zipper, the mechanical wonder that has kept our lives "together" in many ways. On its way up the zipper has passed through the hands of several dedicated inventors, though none convinced the general public to accept the zipper as part of everyday fashion. It was the magazine and fashion industry that made the novel zipper the popular item it is today. The story begins when Elias Howe, who invented the sewing machine, received a patent in 1851 for an "Automatic, Continuous Clothing Closure." It didn't go much further beyond that though. Perhaps it was the success of the sewing machine, that caused Elias not to pursue marketing his clothing closure system. As a result, Howe missed his chance to become the recognized "Father of the Zip." Forty-four years later, Whitcomb Judson, who also invented the "Pneumatic Street Railway," marketed a "Clasp Locker" device similar to system described in the 1851 Howe patent.

continue reading below our video Should I Buy my House or Continue to Rent? Being first to market, Whitcomb got credit for being the "Inventor of the Zipper," However, his 1893 patent did not use the word zipper. The Chicago inventor's "Clasp Locker" was a complicated hook-and-eye shoe fastener . Together with businessman Colonel Lewis Walker, Whitcomb launched the Universal Fastener Company to manufacture the new device. The clasp locker debuted at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and was met with little commercial success. It was a Swedish-born electrical engineer named Gideon Sundback whose work helped make the zipper the hit it is today. Originally hired to work for the Universal Fastener Company, his design skills and a marriage to the plant-manager's daughter Elvira Aronson led to a position as head designer at Universal. In his position, he improved the far from perfect "Judson C-curity Fastener." And when Sundback's wife died in 1911, the grieving husband busied himself at the design table and by December of 1913, came up with what would become the modern zipper.

Gideon Sundback's new and improved system increased the number of fastening elements from four per inch to ten or eleven, had two facing-rows of teeth that pulled into a single piece by the slider, and increased the opening for the teeth guided by the slider. His patent for the "Separable Fastener" was issued in 1917. Sundback also created the manufacturing machine for the new zipper. The "S-L" or scrapless machine took a special Y-shaped wire and cut scoops from it, then punched the scoop dimple and nib and clamped each scoop on a cloth tape to produce a continuous zipper chain. Within the first year of operation, Sundback's zipper-making machine was producing a few hundred feet of fastener per day. The popular "zipper" name came from the B. F. Goodrich Company, which decided to use Gideon's fastener on a new type of rubber boots or galoshes. Boots and tobacco pouches with a zippered closure were the two chief uses of the zipper during its early years. It took twenty more years to convince the fashion industry to seriously promote the novel closure on garments.

In the 1930's, a sales campaign began for children's clothing featuring zippers. The campaign advocated zippers as a way to promote self-reliance in young children as the devices made it possible for them to dress in self-help clothing. A landmark moment happened in 1937 when the zipper beat the button in the "Battle of the Fly." French fashion designers raved over the use of zippers in men's trousers and Esquire magazine declared the zipper the "Newest Tailoring Idea for Men." Among the zippered fly's many virtues was that it would exclude "The Possibility of Unintentional and Embarrassing Disarray." The next big boost for the zipper came when devices that open on both ends arrived, such as on jackets. Today the zipper is everywhere, in clothing, luggage, leather goods and countless other objects. Thousands of zipper miles are produced daily to meet the needs of consumers, thanks to the early efforts of the many famous zipper inventors. Zipper History - Invention of the Zipper Invention: zipper in 1913 Function: noun / zip-per / Originally a trademark.

Definition: A fastening device consisting of parallel rows of metal, plastic, or nylon teeth on adjacent edges of an opening that are interlocked by a sliding tab. Patent: 1,060,378 (US) issued April 29,1913 Inventor: Criteria; First to patent. Modern prototype. . Birth: 1880 Death: June 21, 1954 Nationality: Swedish Milestones: 1851 Patent # 8,540 issued Nov. 25, automatic, continuous clothing closure, Elias Howe, 1893 Patent # 504,037 issued Aug. 25, shoe fastener, hook-and-eye, Whitcomb L. Judson, 1894 Universal Fastener Company formed 1904 Automatic Hook and Eye Company 1905 C-urity, Whitcomb L. Judson, 1913 hookless fastener, Otto Frederick Gideon Sundback, 1917 Patent # 1,219,881 (US) issued Mar.

20, 1917, Talon, separable fastener, Gideon Sundback, 1925 Zipper name, B. F. Goodrich Company, 1928 Hookless Fastener Comapny renamed Talon, Inc. 1934 zipper manufacturing, YKK group, zipper, clothing, fastening device, apparel, Sundback, Gideon Sundback, Elias Howe, Whitcomb L. Judson, B. F. Goodrich Company, history, invention, facts, inventor, biography. The Story: After a slow birth and years of rejection, the zipper found its way into everything from plastic pencil cases to sophisticated space suits and countless "fly" jokes. The zippers used today are little different then the Gideon Sundback design of 1917. An early device similar to the zipper, "an Automatic, Continuous Clothing Closure", was patented by Elias Howe in 1851, but did not reach the market. Howe was preoccupied with the sewing machine that he had patented in 1846. Whitcomb L. Judson loved machines and experimented with many different kinds of gadgets. He invented a number of labor-saving items, including the zipper.

It came about because of a friends stiff back. The problem was that his friend could not do up his shoes. Judson came up with a slide fastener that could be opened or closed with one hand. This was an absolutely new idea, and in a few weeks Judson had a working model. On August 29, 1893, he patented his new "clasp locker." The earliest "clasp locker" fasteners were being used in the apparel industry by 1905, but they weren't considered practical. The design used today, based on interlocking teeth, was invented by an employee of Whitcomb Judson's, Swedish born scientist Gideon Sundback. In 1913 and patented as the "Hookless Fastener" and after more improvements patented in 1917 as the "Separable Fastener". Only after Gideon Sundbach, had remodeled Judson's fastener into a more streamlined and reliable form, was the fastener a success. One of its first customers was the US Army. It applied zippers to the clothing and gear of the troops of World War I; When the B. F.

Goodrich Company decided to market galoshes with Sundback's fasteners, the product became popular. These new galoshes could be fastened with a single zip of the hand. A Goodrich executive is said to have slid the fastener up and down on the boot and exclaimed, ï¿½Zip 'er up,ï¿½ echoing the sound made by this clever device and the fasteners came to be called "zippers." Registered in 1925, zipper was originally a B.F. Goodrich trademark for overshoes with fasteners. As the fastener that ï¿½zippedï¿½ came to be used in other articles, its name was used as well. B.F. Goodrich sued to protect its trademark but was allowed to retain proprietary rights only over Zipper Boots. Zipper itself had moved into the world of common nouns Today the YKK Group is most famous for making zippers, although it also does business in other fastening products, architectural products, and industrial machinery. When you see YKK, you think of zippers, because we have manufactured zippers since 1934.. The name YKK was first registered as a trademark in 1946.

Over the years, the letters "YKK" were stamped onto the zippers' pull tabs, and thus YKK became known as the Company's trademark. TO LEARN MORE Judson Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms Judson Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms Buy JPG Image » The Judson surname finds its earliest origins with the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. Their name is derived from the names Judd and Jutt, which are pet forms of the personal name Jordan. These names are derived from Jurd, a common abbreviation of Jordan, and feature the common interchange of voiced and voiceless final consonants. Judson Early Origins The surname Judson was first found in Hertfordshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Judson Spelling Variations Judson Spelling Variations It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, early Anglo-Saxon surnames like Judson are characterized by many spelling variations .

As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages, even literate people changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Judson include: Judd, Judson and others. Judson Early History Judson Early History This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Judson research. Another 163 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1204 and 1550 are included under the topic Early Judson History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Judson Early Notables (pre 1700) Judson Early Notables (pre 1700) Another 21 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Judson Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. The Great Migration The Great Migration Many English families tired of political and religious strife left Britain for the new colonies in North Ameri ca. Although the trip itself offered no relief - conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and many travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute - these immigrants believed the opportunities that awaited them were worth the risks.

Once in the colonies, many of the families did indeed prosper and, in turn, made significant contributions to the culture and economies of the growing colonies. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Judson or a variant listed above: Judson Settlers in United States in the 17th Century William Judson, who landed in Massachusetts in 1634 John Judson, who landed in Virginia in 1637 Judson Settlers in United States in the 19th Century Robert Judson, who arrived in America in 1819 Col. Judson, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1822 B Judson, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 A Judson, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 Ann Judson, aged 37, landed in New York in 1854 ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.) Judson Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century Mr. William Christopher Judson U.E. who settled in Canada c.

1784 [1] CITATION[CLOSE] Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X Mr. William Judson U.E. , "Jetson" who settled in Canada c. 1784 [1] CITATION[CLOSE] Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X Contemporary Notables of the name Judson (post 1700) Contemporary Notables of the name Judson (post 1700) Adoniram Judson Jr. (1788-1850), American Baptist missionary Whitcomb L.

Judson (1844-1909), American machine salesman, mechanical engineer and inventor of the zip fastener Olivia Judson (b. 1970), American evolutionary biologist and science writer Horace Freeland Judson (1931-2011), American historian of molecular biology Edward Judson (1844-1914), American Baptist clergyman Arthur Judson (1881-1975), American orchestra manager of the New York Philharmonic and Philadelphia Orchestra H. D. Judson, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1896 Harry Judson, American Democrat politician, Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from Fairfield, 1912 Henry D. Judson, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1888 Horace L. Judson, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Fulton and Hamilton counties, 1892 ...

(Another 35 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.) Judson Historic Events CAMDEN, NJ - Who Invented The Zipper WHO INVENTED THE ZIPPER Can " A Postcard's Story " change history! by Paul Wember History is and should be the story of "what happened". The writers of history, if they are not slewing the facts to suite their own purpose, should ascertain the facts to the best of their ability, and then write the history. If new facts are obtained that supplant the old facts, is the old history incorrect? Should the history be rewritten? One of the main characters in our story is "Theodor" who used the last names of Kremo, Kremka, and Skrempka. On his naturalization papers it shows both Skremka and Kremka. continued below Click on Image to Enlarge "This is important in the fact that he used the name Skremka when patenting the "Skremka's improvements for fastening garments".

Gidion Sundback, who is credited with the invention of the modern Zipper called his invention the "Separable Fastener" The Goodrich company coined the name Zipper when used on galoshes, and the name stuck. Grandma Kremka had a lot of stories, and one of them was "Grandpa invented the Zipper" and we replied "Yeah". I had mentioned the Zipper invention earlier in this story, and knowing that, along with other old papers, I had the old Patents in my closet. A number of thorough searches proved fruitless. I knew that I had given the French patent to Ted, my brother-in-law, Theo's grandson. The French patent is naturally in French, and would not be as useful as the English patent which was missing. As a last resort, I asked my children if they had any idea where grandpa's old patents might be. Theodor's Great-Grandson, Paul D Wember Paul, in Denver, Colorado, said "Dad they are in my safe. I thought I told you". With much relief and no comment, I had him send them back. While waiting for the patents to return, I did some research on the history of the Zipper.

There is much information on the internet, but they all credit the invention of the modern zipper to Gideon Sundbeck and his 1917 patent for the "Separable Fastener". continued below The History of the Zipper by Mary Bellis It was a long way up for the humble zipper, the mechanical wonder that has kept so much in our lives 'together.' On its way up the zipper has passed through the hands of several dedicated inventors, none convinced the general public to accept the zipper as part of everyday costume. The magazine and fashion industry made the novel zipper the popular item it is today, but it happened nearly eighty years after the zipper's first appearance. Elias Howe, who invented the sewing machine received a patent in 1851 for an 'Automatic, Continuous Clothing Closure.' Perhaps it was the success of the sewing machine, which caused Elias not to pursue marketing his clothing closure. As a result, Howe missed his chance to become the recognized 'Father of the Zip.' Forty-four years later, Mr. Whitcomb Judson (who also invented the 'Pneumatic Street Railway') marketed a 'Clasp Locker' a device similar to the 1851 Howe patent.

Being first to market gave Whitcomb the credit of being the 'Inventor of the Zipper', However, his 1893 patent did not use the word zipper. The Chicago inventor's 'Clasp Locker' was a complicated hook-and-eye shoe fastener. Together with businessman Colonel Lewis Walker, Whitcomb launched the Universal Fastener Company to manufacture the new device. The clasp locker had its public debut at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and met with little commercial success. Whitcomb Judson's clasp locker Swedish-born (who later immigrated to Canada), Gideon Sundback, an electrical engineer, was hired to work for the Universal Fastener Company. Good design skills and a marriage to the plant-manager's daughter Elvira Aronson led Sundback to the position of head designer at Universal. He was responsible for improving the far from perfect 'Judson C-curity Fastener.' Unfortunately, Sundback's wife died in 1911. The grieving husband busied himself at the design table and by December of 1913, he had designed the modern zipper.

Gideon Sundback increased the number of fastening elements from four per inch to ten or eleven, had two facing-rows of teeth that pulled into a single piece by the slider, and increased the opening for the teeth guided by the slider. The patent for the 'Separable Fastener' was issued in 1917. Sundback also created the manufacturing machine for the new zipper. The 'S-L' or scrapless machine took a special Y-shaped wire and cut scoops from it, then punched the scoop dimple and nib, and clamped each scoop on a cloth tape to produce a continuous zipper chain. Within the first year of operation, Sundback's zipper-making machinery was producing a few hundred feet of fastener per day. View the original 1917 Sundback patent for the "Separable Fastener" 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 and renamed the device the zipper, the name that lasted. Boots and tobacco pouches with a zippered closure were the two chief uses of the zipper during its early years.

It took twenty more years to convince the fashion industry to seriously promote the novel closure on garments. In the 1930's, a sales campaign began for children's clothing featuring zippers. The campaign praised zippers for promoting self-reliance in young children by making it possible for them to dress in self-help clothing. The zipper beat the button in the 1937 in the "Battle of the Fly," when French fashion designers raved over zippers in men's trousers. Esquire magazine declared the zipper the "Newest Tailoring Idea for Men" and among the zippered fly's many virtues was that it would exclude "The Possibility of Unintentional and Embarrassing Disarray." Obviously, the new zippered trouser owners had not yet discovered the experience of forgetting to zip-up. The next big boost for the zipper came when zippers could open on both ends, as on jackets. Today the zipper is everywhere, in clothing, luggage and leather goods and countless other objects. Thousands of zipper miles produced daily, meet the needs of consumers, thanks to the early efforts of the many famous zipper inventors. continued below Just how important is the Zipper.

There are about seven and one half billion people in this world, and I would bet that at least five billion of them use Zippers. How many do you have in your closet? The patent rights for the Zipper ran out a long time ago, but lets look at the patents. 1917 & 1910 Left: Sundback 1917 Patent * Right: Kremka 1910 Patent Click on Image to Enlarge The next question would naturally be, Prove It. The following pages are copies of Kremka's 1910 patents in Great Britain, Belgium, and France. Polyester Zippers,Metallic Zippers,Plastic Molded Zippers,Polyester Zippers Manufacturers,Metallic Zippers Suppliers,Plastic Zippers Manufacturer,Plastic Molded Zippers Exporters Mothers of Invention The History of the Zipper It was a long way up for the humble Zipper, the mechanical wonder that has kept so much in our lives 'together.' On its way up the zipper has passed through the hands of several dedicated inventors, none convinced the general public to accept the zipper as part of everyday costume.

The fashion industry made the novel zipper the popular item that it is today, but it happened nearly hundred years after the zipper's first appearance. Elias Howe, who invented the sewing machine received a patent in 1851 for an 'Automatic, Continuous Clothing Closure.' Perhaps it was the success of the sewing machine, which caused Elias not to pursue marketing his clothing closure. As a result, Howe missed his chance to become the recognized 'Father of the Zip.' Forty-four years later, Mr. Whitcomb Judson (who also invented the 'Pneumatic Street Railway') marketed a 'Clasp Locker' a device similar to the 1851, Howe patent. Being first to market gave Whitcomb the credit of being the 'Inventor of the Zipper', but his 1893 patent did not use the word zipper. The Chicago inventor's 'Clasp Locker' was a complicated hook-and-eye shoe fastener. Together with businessman Colonel Lewis Walker, Whitcomb launched the Universal Fastener Company to manufacture the new. View the original 1917 Sundback patent for the "Separable Fastener" The first 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 and renamed the device the Zipper, the name that lasted. Boots and tobacco pouches with a zippered closure were the two chief uses of the zipper during its early years. It took twenty more years to convince the fashion industry to seriously promote the novel closure on garments. In the 1930s, a sales campaign began for children's clothing featuring zippers. The campaign praised zippers for promoting self-reliance in young children by making it possible for them to dress in self-help clothing. The zipper beat the button in the 1937 in the "Battle of the Fly " when French fashion designers raved over zippers in men's trousers. Esquire magazine declared the zipper the "Newest Tailoring Idea for Men" and among the zippered fly's many virtues was that it would exclude "The Possibility of Unintentional and Embarrassing Disarray." Obviously, the new zippered trouser owners had not yet discovered the experience of forgetting to zip-up. The next big boost for the zipper came when zippers could open on both ends, as on jackets.

Today the zipper is everywhere, in clothing, luggage and leather goods and countless other objects. Thousands of zipper miles produced daily, meet the needs of consumers, thanks to the early efforts of the many famous zipper inventors. Whitcomb Judson Gideon Sundback ZIPPER Invention came about because of a stiff back Whitcomb L. Judson loved machines and experimented with many different kinds of gadgets. He invented a number of labor-saving items, including the zipper. It came about because of a friends stiff back. The problem was that his friend could not do up his shoes. Judson came up with a slide fastener that could be opened or closed with one hand. This was an absolutely new idea, and in a few weeks Judson had a working model. On August 29, 1893, he patented his new "hookless fastener." The earliest zip fasteners were being used in the apparel industry by 1905, but they weren't considered practical until after an improved version was developed by Gideon Sundback, a Swedish scientest working in the United States. When the B. F. Goodrich Company decided to market galoshes with hookless fasteners, the product became popular.

These new galoshes could be fastened with a single zip of the hand, and soon hookless fasteners came to be called "Zippers" . By the 1920s, zippers were widespread use in clothing, luggage, and many other applications. Points To Ponder - The House That Innovation Built Zippers, Nylons, Coat Hangers, Ear Muffs and Safety Pins In 1893, Whitcomb Judson, a Chicago inventor with dozens of patents, attempted to invent a replacement for the lengthy shoelaces used to fasten mens and womens boots. On August 29, 1893, Judson received a patent for his "clasp-locker," a somewhat reliable hook and eye fastener. That same year, he displayed his innovative closure at the Chicago Worlds Fair. Despite improvements, Universal Fastener--the company he formed with his associate, Lewis Walker--was never successful at marketing his invention. Gideon Sundbach, a Swedish immigrant trained in electrical engineering and an employee of Universal Fastener, further refined Judsons closure, but it still had problems.

Grief stricken at the death of his wife, Sundbach set to work and by December of 1913 had designed a successful Zipper that is virtually the same today. During World War I the U.S. Army used the closure in uniforms and gear. In 1923, B.F. Goodrich marketed galoshes with the fastener and christened the invention the "zipper," taking the name from the "ZIP" sound it made when opened or closed. By the end of the 1920s, zippers were used in articles of clothing, footwear, and carrying cases. In 1933, it was still viewed as the "newest tailoring idea for men" replacing the button fly. In 1914, Gideon Sundbachs machines were turning out a few hundred feet of zippers a day. Today there are about 100 new Zippers a year in the average Americans life and in Macon, Georgia, YKK -the largest zipper manufacturer in the world, produces 2000 miles of zippers each day.

In 1930, Wallace Hume Carothers, Julian Hill, and other researchers for the DuPont Company studied chains of molecules called polymers, in an attempt to find a substitute for silk. Pulling a heated rod from a beaker containing carbon- and alcohol-based molecules, they found the mixture stretched and, at room temperature, had a silky texture. This work culminated in the production of nylon marking the beginning of a new era in synthetic fibers. Nylon was first used for fishing line, surgical sutures, and toothbrush bristles. DuPont touted its new fiber as being "as strong as steel, as fine as a spiders web," and introduced nylon and nylon stockings to the American public at the New York Worlds Fair in 1939. In fact, the "ny" in nylon is for New York. The first year on the market, DuPont sold 64 million pairs of stockings. That same year, nylon appeared in the movie,"The Wizard of Oz," where it was used to create the tornado that carried Dorothy to the Emerald City. In 1942, nylon went to war in the form of parachutes and tents.

Nylon stockings were the favorite gift of American soldiers to impress British women. Nylon stockings were scarce in America until the end of World War II, but returned with a vengeance. Shoppers crowded stores, and in San Francisco, one store was forced to halt stocking sales when it was mobbed by 10,000 anxious shoppers. In 1959, Glen Raven Mills of North Carolina introduced panty hose, underpants and stockings all in one garment. With the addition of an opaque nylon top, this eliminated the need for multiple "foundation" garments. In 1965, they developed a seamless version that coincided with the introduction of the miniskirt. Today, nylon is still used in all types of apparel and is the second most used synthetic fiber in the United States. Chester Greenwood was born in Farmington, Maine in 1858. A grammar school dropout, he invented earmuffs at the age of 15. While testing a new pair of ice skates, he grew frustrated at trying to protect his ears from the bitter cold.

After wrapping his head in a scarf, which was too bulky and itchy, he made two ear-shaped loops from wire and asked his grandmother to sew fur on them. He patented an improved model with a steel band which held them in place and with Greenwoods Champion Ear Protectors, he established Greenwoods Ear Protector Factory. He made a fortune supplying Ear Protectors to U.S. soldiers during World War I. He went on to patent more than 10 other inventions. In 1977, Maines legislature declared December 21 "Chester Greenwood Day" to honor a native son and his contribution to cold weather protection. Todays wire coat hanger was inspired by a clothes hook patented in 1869, by O. A. North of New Britain, Connecticut. Albert J. Parkhouse, an employee of Timberlake Wire and Novelty Company in Jackson, Michigan, created a coat hanger in 1903, in response to co-workers complaints of too few coat hooks. He bent a piece of wire into two ovals with the ends twisted together to form a hook. Parkhouse patented his invention, but it is not known if he profited from it. Schuyler C.

Hulett received a patent in 1932 for an improvement which involved cardboard tubes screwed onto the upper and lower portions to prevent wrinkles in freshly laundered clothes. Three years later Elmer D Rogers created a hanger with a tube on the lower bar which is still used today. Safety pins, remarkably similar to those that we use today, go back as far as the Bronze Age, but the modern day version was "reinvented" in 1825, and patented in 1849, by Walter Hunt of New York. He created its basic appearance in a little under 3 hours. Because he needed to pay off a $15 debt, he sold his patent rights for a lot less than the millions they were worth. The amount varies from $100 to $400 but this was not the first time he failed to hit the jackpot. In 1832, he invented the first lock-stitch sewing machine but didnt apply for a patent because his daughter convinced him his invention would put seamstresses out of work. When he did apply for a patent in 1854, he found that a gentleman by the name of Elias Howe was already successful with a similar machine.

Hunt also invented a repeating rifle, a nail making machine, a dry dock, a paper collar, and a metal bullet with an explosive charge and also the worlds first ZIPPER. Why did whitcomb judson make the zipper? - Find Answers Here! Why did whitcomb judson make the zipper? We found this answers Who invented the Zipper? ... Mr. Whitcomb Judson commercialized a ‘Clasp Locker’ a tool ... his 1893 government grant did not make use of the word zipper ... - Read more Whitcomb Judson. The man who invented the zipper was a mechanical engineer from which ... How many years of hard work did it take the inventor to make the perfect ... - Read more Discussion about this question Stuff of Genius: Whitcomb Judson: Zipper | Stuff of Genius Stuff of Genius Stuff of Genius Whitcomb Judson: Zipper Nowadays zippers are everywhere -- they're faster than buttons, convenient and reliable. But where did they come from? Tune in and learn more about Whitcomb Judson's stuff of genius in this episode.

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Question: With what invention do you associate the name of Mr. Whitcomb Judson?
Answer: ZIP fastener