Life, 1928-03-08 · page 18 of 43
Life — March 8, 1928 — page 18: what you’re looking at
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This satirical page celebrates the zipper as a revolutionary modern invention. Through six comic panels, the artist highlights supposed zipper applications across society: - **The Zipper Safe**: A banker promotes a zipper-locked safe as trouble-free - **The Zipper Padlock**: For golf club security without traditional locks - **The Zipper Marriage Knot**: Humorously suggests marriages can be "unzipped" by either party for instant divorce - **The Zipper Kitchenette**: Makes small apartments more practical - **The Zipper Penny Bank**: A toy for children eliminating broken pennies - **The Zipper Side Door for Taxis**: Replaces unreliable handles The satire mocks the era's enthusiasm for zippers as a universal solution to everyday problems—treating a practical fastener as a panacea for modern life's inconveniences.
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