Who Invented The Clasp Locker History

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George Crum invented the potato chip in 1853. He was a chef at the Moon-Lake resort, when one of the customers complained that the fries were to thick so Crum made a thinner batter.The customer loved it, thus the potato chip was invented.
James Naismith invented the game of basketball in 1891. He was a P.E. teacher and he wished his students could play a sport in the winter.
Whitcomb L. Judson invented the clasp locker (zipper) in 1893. Whitcomb L. Judson and Lewis Walker founded the Universal Fastener Company to try and produce these zippers. They never sold well and in 1909 Judson passed away.
In 1913 Gideon Sundbach, who used to work for Judson, successfully sold his version of the clasp locker. The US Army, put the clasp lockers, which

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