Jacob W. Davis
Jacob W. Davis · Technology & Engineering
Invented the use of copper rivets to reinforce trouser stress points, the innovation that created modern blue jeans (1873 patent with Levi Strauss).
1831, Riga, Latvia (Russian Empire) — 1908
Riga, Latvia (Russian Empire)
Jacob W. Davis is recognized among Jewish contributors to Technology & Engineering — Invented the use of copper rivets to reinforce trouser stress points, the innovation that created modern blue jeans (1873 patent with Levi Strauss).
Jacob W. Davis, born Jacob Youphes to a Jewish family in Riga, was a tailor who emigrated to the United States. In 1873, together with the merchant Levi Strauss, he patented the use of copper rivets to reinforce the stress points of work trousers, the innovation that created modern blue jeans. His idea gave rise to one of the most iconic garments in the world.
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Invented the use of copper rivets to reinforce trouser stress points, the innovation that created modern blue jeans (1873 patent with Levi Strauss).
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