He invented the zipper because his friend had a stiff back and was unable to lace up the tall shoes people wore back then...
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Whitcomb was my great-grandfather. The story my father, (Arthur) told me was that a friend's wife had Arthritis in her hands and was unable to button her shoes so the first use was on a pair of women's shoes, (according to my dad). Whitcomb's son, (my grandfather) was Ross Whitcomb Judson who founded Continental Motors Corp. (engine manufacturer), now a subsidiary of Teledyne Corp. and Bath Iron Works, (ship building), now a subsidiary of General Dynamics Corp. Prior to the Great Depression many of the cars, trucks and aircraft used Continental engines.
he invented the modern-day zipper
He invented the zipper.
The zipper was invented in 1891 and is credited to W.L. Judson of the United States
Because they wanted to.
Gideon Sundback was working for the Universal Fastener Company which was located in St. Catherine, Ontario, Canada. He was improving an invention that his employer had designed when he came up with the zipper.
The zipper was invented in Chicago by Whitcomb L. Judson in 1891. 1844
The zipper was invented in 1893
Chicago mechanical engineer Whitcomb L. Judson invented the zipper in 1891. He also invented the pneumatic street railway.
he invented the modern-day zipper
Chicago mechanical engineer Whitcomb L. Judson invented the zipper in 1891.1844
Whitcomb Judson invented the ZIPPER! Only he called it the clasp-fastener. It was renamed the zipper later. He also made several unsuccessful attempts to develop street-cars run on compressed air.
Whitcomb Judson invented the "chain lock fastener" in 1891. It was said that he invented it in an effort to make it easier to fasten the high button boots that were in fashion at the time.
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Whitcomb Judson
Whitcomb Judson and Gideon Sundback
Mr. Whitcomb Judson invented the zipper in 1893.