![Lo Que Pasó en la Historia: May 20: In 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis received a patent on the Blue Jeans with copper rivets in terminal pockets to make them strong Lo Que Pasó en la Historia: May 20: In 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis received a patent on the Blue Jeans with copper rivets in terminal pockets to make them strong](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6d8DdKX9hB8/VSpvxCd3-ZI/AAAAAAAAHVE/zamEhiXbj9M/s1600/FIVE%2BMINERS%2BWITH%2BLEVI%2BJEANS.jpg)
Lo Que Pasó en la Historia: May 20: In 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis received a patent on the Blue Jeans with copper rivets in terminal pockets to make them strong
![Possibly the Oldest Pair of Levi's Jeans, Salvaged From an 1857 Shipwreck, Just Auctioned for a Deep-Pocketed $114,000 Possibly the Oldest Pair of Levi's Jeans, Salvaged From an 1857 Shipwreck, Just Auctioned for a Deep-Pocketed $114,000](https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2022/12/46905221_1m.jpg)
Possibly the Oldest Pair of Levi's Jeans, Salvaged From an 1857 Shipwreck, Just Auctioned for a Deep-Pocketed $114,000
This Week In California History - May 20, 1873 Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patented the process of putting rivets in pants for strength. They called their pants “waist overalls” which they
![Norm Kelly on Twitter: "On this day in 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patented the first jeans with copper rivets. The blue jeans were born. https://t.co/fwuih2rqAm" / Twitter Norm Kelly on Twitter: "On this day in 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patented the first jeans with copper rivets. The blue jeans were born. https://t.co/fwuih2rqAm" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DdqGwBLU8AAoCbM.jpg)