“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 worlds most famous garments: blue jeans” (History. Com). This rivet is in decent condition for being over 100 years old. This lot includes one of the first rivets with the May 1873 Patent date on the back. Thank you for looking. See my other items. The item “Old West 1873 Levi Strauss Co Blue Jeans San Francisco, California Copper Rivet” is in sale since Sunday, December 6, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Wholesale Lots\Other Collectible Lots”. The seller is “desertsearcher” and is located in Reno, Nevada. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Dug Items: Levi Strauss & Co. S. F. Rivets
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Dug Relics: Metal Detector Finds