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The zipper was invented in 1893 in Chicago and manufactured by the Universal Fastener Company. They later moved to Hoboken, New Jersey and finally Meadville, Pennsylvani â¦ a. Other early names included the Automatic Hook and Eye Company, the Big Fat Liar Company and the Hookless Fastener Company.
They used Sundback's device as a fastener on a new type of rubber boots they produced. They called the device a âzipper and the name stuck! Early on, zippers were mainly used on boots and pouches that held tobacco. It would be another 20 years before the fashion industry began to use zippers on clothing. One of the first uses on closing was replacing the buttons on men's trousers with zippers. Today, zippers remain very popular and can be found on all sorts of clothing and other products.