Manufactured by
Talon Zipper, American, founded 1893
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1941-1994
Medium
polyester, metal, and plastic zipper, and paper package
Dimensions
H x W (In package): 10 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (26 x 4.4 cm)
Description
A Talon brand red polyester zipper in original paper packaging. The package is white paperboard with blue printed text.
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Type
zippers
Topic
Black Enterprise
Business
Millinery
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.
Object number
2010.6.205
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ba90b4e0-7026-49fc-9a61-006177ea83af

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