Riveted jeans were invented in downtown Reno in 1871, and local tailor Jacob Davis went into business with Levi Strauss a ...

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[TVLine] In 1873, blue jeans as we know them were born. On that day, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis received a patent to put metal rivets in work pants for the first time. Today, people say that ...

In 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis were granted a patent for using copper rivets to strengthen certain areas of trousers, notably pocket corners; the patent was credited with giving rise to ...