coolhandluke
Well-Known Member
Too often my OCD leads me to replace zipper pulls and stops on pieces that I've purchased from Bronson and other budget manufacturers. Instead of tossing the cheaper repro pulls, I've started reusing them on some of my modern garments from Banana Republic, Ralph Lauren, etc to help them look a little more vintage. They're easy to remove and reuse on other pieces down the road if needed.
I've stupidly developed a full blown zipper disorder to the point that I wouldn't mind finding a few spare repro Talon, Conmar, Waldes, etc zipper pulls to keep on tap for zipper upgrades. I just hate using NOS '40 & 50's era zips from MASH on these types of projects. It's a bit of a waste and gets expensive.
Does anyone know of any sources in the U.S. that sell repro vintage Talon No 5 (or similar) pulls? Any leads would be appreciated. I've pretty much come up empty on eBay and Etsy. I've located some NOS examples, but MASH is cheaper.
BTW...here are the most recent victims from this evening's zipper swap projects. Both are Banana Republic full zip "bomber" sweaters. They work great for layering under an A-2 or USN jacket and are quite a bit warmer than a C-2. I didn't use C style zipper stops since both zippers are 50's patterns (Talon is a repro M-50? from a Bronson M-421, Serval is an original).
I've stupidly developed a full blown zipper disorder to the point that I wouldn't mind finding a few spare repro Talon, Conmar, Waldes, etc zipper pulls to keep on tap for zipper upgrades. I just hate using NOS '40 & 50's era zips from MASH on these types of projects. It's a bit of a waste and gets expensive.
Does anyone know of any sources in the U.S. that sell repro vintage Talon No 5 (or similar) pulls? Any leads would be appreciated. I've pretty much come up empty on eBay and Etsy. I've located some NOS examples, but MASH is cheaper.
BTW...here are the most recent victims from this evening's zipper swap projects. Both are Banana Republic full zip "bomber" sweaters. They work great for layering under an A-2 or USN jacket and are quite a bit warmer than a C-2. I didn't use C style zipper stops since both zippers are 50's patterns (Talon is a repro M-50? from a Bronson M-421, Serval is an original).
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