Deposition of Jacob W. Davis from Civil Case Files 1853-1912, Case #1211 Levi Strauss et al vs A.B. Elfelt et al

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Deposition of Jacob W. Davis from Civil Case Files 1853-1912, Case #1211 Levi Strauss et al vs A.B. Elfelt et al

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Questions and Anwsers of Jacob W. Davis regarding the making of pantaloons using copper metal rivets and why and when. Jacob W. Davis became the business partner of Levi Strauss. These copper rivets become the trademark on the pockets for the Levi Jeans .

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Strauss, Levi, 1829-1902

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Levi Strauss (b. Feb. 26, 1829, Buttenheim, Germany–d. Sept. 26, 1902, San Francisco, CA) was a German-American businessman who founded the first company to manufacture blue jeans. His firm of Levi Strauss & Co. began in 1853 in San Francisco, California....