In 1892, Whitcomb Judson of Chicago invented this handy device made popular by the B.F. Goodrich Company.
Zipper
Bathing cap
Galoshes
Gas pump
Zipper originally known as a mesh-tooth type of slide fastener. Goodrich attached the fastener to its Zipper rubber galoshes and the fasteners became known as zippers.
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