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Zero Halliburton is a company which manufactures hard-wearing travel cases and briefcases, mainly...
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Zero Halliburton is a company which manufactures hard-wearing travel cases and briefcases, mainly out of aluminium. It was originally a metal fabrication company called Zierold Company, which in 1946 changed its name to Zero Corporation. In 1952 Zero, which until then had no relation to Halliburton, bought the luggage division of Halliburton, the Texas oilfield services company. On December 29, 2006, Zero Corporation sold its consumer division to ACE Co. Ltd., a Japanese luggage manufacturer. Today Zero Halliburton is a wholly owned subsidiary of ACE Co. Ltd. of Osaka and Tokyo.
Erle P. Halliburton, the founder of Halliburton, had commissioned the aluminum case in 1938 from aircraft engineers because other luggage could not endure the rough travel through Texas oil fields in a pickup truck. In addition to being more durable than a leather or cloth case due to its rigidity, the aluminium case seals tightly against dust and water.
The aluminum cases have appeared in over 200 Hollywood movies and television shows, often as a MacGuffin, and in professional wrestling, most notably used by Steve McMichael and Irwin R. Schyster. In addition to aluminium, Zero Halliburton cases are
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