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Up for sale is a a nice May 1873 Patent Levi Strauss & Co. “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”. Shortly after the patent was received Levi Strauss & Co. Overalls were advertised in many newspapers. See the screenshots of the old newspaper ads in the last gallery images. This rivet is in very nice condition for being around 150 years old. The rivet is made of copper and measures about 9.6mm in diameter.

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Up for sale is a nice lot of 20 Old West Levi Strauss Co Blue Jeans Overalls San Francisco, California Copper Rivets. Thank you for looking, see my other items.

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From Mae West’s personally owned. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Historical Memorabilia\Cities & Towns”. The seller is “rourke” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam, Uruguay.

• Modified Item: No
• Theme: Cities & Towns
• Year: 1940’s
• Signed: No

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“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 lot includes the first rivets with the May 1873 Patent date. One rivet has denim remaining! 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 Friday, October 15, 2021. This item is in the category “Clothing, Shoes & Accessories\Specialty\Vintage\Men’s Vintage Clothing\Jeans”. The seller is “desertsearcher” and is located in Reno, Nevada. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay, Russian federation.

• Brand: Levi Strauss & Co. S.F.
• Decade: Pre 1890
• Color: Blue
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Material: Copper

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“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 lot includes the first rivets with the May 1873 Patent date. Two different sizes in lettering (small & large letter varieties). 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 Tuesday, September 21, 2021. This item is in the category “Clothing, Shoes & Accessories\Specialty\Vintage\Men’s Vintage Clothing\Jeans”. The seller is “desertsearcher” and is located in Reno, Nevada. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay, Russian federation.

• Decade: Pre 1890
• Material: Copper
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Color: Blue
• Brand: Levi Strauss & Co. S.F.

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“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 very nice 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 Tuesday, February 2, 2021. This item is in the category “Clothing, Shoes & Accessories\Specialty\Vintage\Men’s Vintage Clothing\Jeans”. The seller is “desertsearcher” and is located in Reno, Nevada. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay, Russian federation.

• Decade: Pre 1890
• Material: Copper
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Color: Blue
• Brand: Levi Strauss & Co. S.F.

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Old West 1873 Levi Strauss Co Blue Jeans San Francisco, California Copper Rivets. Found in Utah Nevada mining railroad towns! The item “Old West 1873 Levi Strauss Co Blue Jeans San Francisco, California Copper Rivets” is in sale since Tuesday, January 5, 2021. This item is in the category “Clothing, Shoes & Accessories\Specialty\Vintage\Men’s Vintage Clothing\Jeans”. The seller is “m151m” and is located in Salt Lake City, Utah. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Color: Blue
• Material: Copper

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“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

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