20
May

PATENT FOR BLUE JEANS RECEIVED IN 1873

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On May 20, 1873 Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis were issued a patent for their “Improvement in Fastening Pocket-Openings” or denim jeans with rivets. Images via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

On May 20, 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob W. Davis (above) 
received a patent for “Improvements in Fastening Pocket-
Openings.”

This was riveted denim work pants under the name Levi
Strauss & Co., a popular blue jean company that is still in
business today.

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May 20, 1873: Reno tailor Jacob Davis receives patent for riveted blue jeans

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