TalkJacob Davis: The Inventor of Riveted JeansEditorial | MarcDecember 24, 2011June 5, 2019 by Editorial | MarcDecember 24, 2011June 5, 201925 2426 The inventor of the riveted workwear pant, which are so vital to the success of Levi's, was Jacob Davis, a tailor from Reno in Nevada....
GlossaryRivetsEditorial | MarcJanuary 8, 2010June 5, 2019 by Editorial | MarcJanuary 8, 2010June 5, 20190256 When Jacob Davis contacted Levi Strauss regarding acquiring a patent for his new invention he didn’t invent jeans. His invention was merely that he had...
GlossaryCrotch RivetEditorial | MarcJanuary 6, 2010June 5, 2019 by Editorial | MarcJanuary 6, 2010June 5, 20190577 A rivet attached at the base of the button fly for reinforcement purposes. The story goes that Levi Strauss & Co. removed the crotch rivets...
Glossary501Editorial | MarcJanuary 6, 2010June 5, 2019 by Editorial | MarcJanuary 6, 2010June 5, 20190260 Once the rivet patented by Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis in 1873 expired in 1890, they decided to give work jeans numbers. Besides the cheaper...