PATENT RECEIVED ON THIS DAY IN 1873

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Jacob Davis (left) and Levi Strauss (right)

 

San Francisco businessman Levi Strauss and Reno, Nevada,
tailor Jacob Davis were given a patent to create work pants reinforced
with metal rivets, marking the birth of one of the world’s most
famous garments: blue jeans.

 

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