Levi Strauss, first man to manufacture blue jeans, was born 193 years ago today - Frank Beacham's Journal
![Rich Honiball on Twitter: "Today in #Brand History: In 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patent the first "blue jeans", first called "waist overalls", featuring copper rivets for “Improvement in Fastening Pocket-Openings”. # Rich Honiball on Twitter: "Today in #Brand History: In 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patent the first "blue jeans", first called "waist overalls", featuring copper rivets for “Improvement in Fastening Pocket-Openings”. #](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYd1s3rXQAAJRgD.jpg)
Rich Honiball on Twitter: "Today in #Brand History: In 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patent the first "blue jeans", first called "waist overalls", featuring copper rivets for “Improvement in Fastening Pocket-Openings”. #
![June 6, 1850. Levi Strauss makes his first blue jeans. | Retro advertising, Vintage advertisements, Old advertisements June 6, 1850. Levi Strauss makes his first blue jeans. | Retro advertising, Vintage advertisements, Old advertisements](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/61/ba/ac/61baac8730fcb79a1734c89be07a8207.jpg)