From Wired:
Jacob Youphes, a Latvian immigrant who changed his name to Jacob Davis after coming to the United States in 1854, was working as a tailor in Reno, Nevada, when he hit on the idea of using copper rivets to reinforce denim working pants. Since he obtained his denim from Levi Strauss & Co. in San Francisco, Davis approached Strauss with an offer to file for a joint patent.
Strauss -- knowing a good thing when he saw it -- accepted, and the modern "blue jean" was born.
135 years young today. Come on , you didn't think I'd just post a picture of jeans, did you?
Yummy picture. Yeah jeans! Wish I could wear them everyday.
ReplyDeleteNice pic, been too long since I had an "oof!" moment on the blarg.
ReplyDeleteWhat is WRONG with that guy's chest?
ReplyDeleteWait, your chest doesn't look like that?
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