Talon Zipper

[3] Judson's device, called the Clasp Locket, did not work well, and each hook and eye had to be hand-sewn onto the shoe or garment.

[4] Judson kept working to improve his invention, and in 1905 he came up with the C-Curity Placket Fastener, which had smaller hooks and eyes attached to strips of fabric.

[5] In 1923 the B.F. Goodrich Company introduced a line of rubber galoshes that used slide fasteners instead of metal buckles.

[9] Talon flourished, and in 1940 the company had 6,700 employees – 4,200 in Meadville, 1,000 in nearby Erie, Pennsylvania, and 1,500 in other locations.

During World War II Talon received military contracts for zippers, plus parts for weapons, and for hypodermic needles.

[13] In 1998 Talon became associated with Grupo Industrial Cierres Ideal, a Mexican conglomerate, and all United States manufacturing plants were closed.

[13] Talon International now headed by Colin Dyne CEO expanded the business Manufacturing to Asia and became a global supplier focusing initially on the Brass formed wire Jean Zipper.

Today Talon is a leader in the manufacturing of all types of closed and open end Zippers including holding numerous attachments patents.

Talon zippers are used primarily by manufacturers in the apparel industry and are distributed through their distribution facilities in the United States, Europe, Hong Kong and China and through these designated offices to other international markets, including Taiwan, India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Vietnam, Dominican Republic and Central America.

[citation needed] In April 2020, Talon International retrofitted its manufacturing facilities to provide medical and non-medical staff with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).