» zipper http://www.etablog.com Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:01:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 On Thor’s Day Anecdote – April 29 http://www.etablog.com/on-thors-day-anecdoteapril-29/ http://www.etablog.com/on-thors-day-anecdoteapril-29/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:01:55 +0000 Mark F http://www.etablog.com/?p=825 Anecdote examples → ]]> Timo Perez New York Mets On Thor's DayOn Thor’s Day – April 29, 1913 U.S. Patent 1,060,378 for the “Separable Fastener” also known as the Zipper was granted. Origins of the first zipper can be traced back as far as 1851.

It wasn’t until 1913 that Gideon Sundback a Swedish-American inventor and engineer invented and patented the idea. He called it the “Separable Fastener”, however the name “zipper” wasn’t  created until BF Goodrich used it n a pair of boots.  You never know what anecdote you’ll find next,  here at etaBlog!

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