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Word: zipper (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...children dressed as witches and a black cat bounded in the door, demanded trick or treat. For a time, Touré and Stevenson were closeted in the study, talking about trade conditions in Guinea. The dinner party might have lasted longer had not Mrs. Touré's dress Zipper broken. After temporary repairs with safety pins she collected her husband, headed home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DIPLOMACY: Toure's Tour (Contd.) | 11/16/1959 | See Source »

Pinless Diapers. Diapers fastened with tabs of Velcro, a nonmetallic. Zipper-like fastener made of tiny nylon eyes and hooks (TIME, Sept. 8), will be put on sale by the Riegel Textile Corp. of Manhattan. Adjustable in size, the diapers can be secured by pressing two tabs together. Price: $3 for a box of three...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOODS & SERVICES: New Ideas, Aug. 10, 1959 | 8/10/1959 | See Source »

...Self Zipper. For women who have a hard time zipping up the backs of their dresses, L.M.B. Manufacturing Co. of Philadelphia is selling the Zip Master, a long nylon cord with a brass spring fastener that clips onto the slide tab. Price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOODS & SERVICES: New Ideas, Jul. 6, 1959 | 7/6/1959 | See Source »

...goal victory over Ascot. Philip scored a goal, also took a tumble from his mount in the fray. Among the royal onlookers were Philip's mother, Princess Alice of Greece, and bonny Prince Charles, 10, a husky broth of a lad in zipper jacket and boots...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, may 18, 1959 | 5/18/1959 | See Source »

Next night a second zipper failed as she stepped from her car. Beyond repair, said Jayne, and changed into the skimpiest of green shorts, a halter and blouse. She drank, danced-and shed her blouse. The topper came when weight-lifting Hubby Mickey ("0 Musculo") Hargitay performed his famed stunt of hoisting Jayne horizontally into the air over the crowd. The crowd, getting ready for Lent, ogled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRAZIL: O Busto at Work | 2/23/1959 | See Source »

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