Enwoven - #FlashbackFriday On May 20, 1873 blue jeans, as we know them, were born when Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive their patent on the process of putting rivets in men's
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - #OTD in 1873 Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis received a U.S. patent for “Improvement in Fastening Pocket-Openings.” In other words, work pants made with copper rivets.
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Norm Kelly on Twitter: "On this day in 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patented the first jeans with copper rivets. The blue jeans were born. https://t.co/fwuih2rqAm" / Twitter
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A jean-ius invention: Levi's celebrates the 150th anniversary of their iconic 501 jeans – The Crusader
This Week In California History - May 20, 1873 Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patented the process of putting rivets in pants for strength. They called their pants “waist overalls” which they
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