On May 20, 1873, San Francisco businessman Levi Strauss and Reno, Nevada, tailor Jacob Davis are 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. In San Francisco, Strauss established a wholesale dry goods...
May 20
1873
Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive patent for blue jeans
On May 20, 1873, San Francisco businessman Levi Strauss and Reno, Nevada, tailor Jacob Davis are 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. In San Francisco, Strauss established a wholesale dry goods...
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