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Patent application, 1873

ID: 855 | This file appears in: Jacob Davis's Tailor Shop (site)
This drawing accompanied the patent application for riveted blue jeans. According to folklore, the rivet at the end of the zipper proved problematic.

| Date: 1873 | Source: United States Patent Office
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1873
"Patent application, 1873" appears in: Jacob Davis's Tailor Shop (site)
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