Fun Fact Friday

In honour of National Zipper Day, here is today's zippy fun fact!  

Did you know that...

“...the zipper as we know it wasn’t popularized until 1913, when an engineer named Gideon Sundback perfected the previous designs for his “Seperable Fastener.” ” (Hill & Andres, 2014)

References: 

Hill, Adriene & Andres, Tommy. (2014, Jan 13) 10 amazing zipper facts you didn’t know you wanted to know. Retrieved from Marketplace: https://www.marketplace.org/2014/01/13/10-amazing-zipper-facts-you-didnt-know-you-wanted-know/ 


Published on April 29, 2022