1.
Levi started selling blankets to the 49'ers who were searching for gold.
Men would arrive with almost nothing but the clothes on their back and the first thing they would buy was food and a blanket.
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Awesome 🎅🏿
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cool
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2.
The name 'jeans' came from from the italian name 'genes'; these were the name of the pants worn by sailors in Italy.
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I didn’t know that.
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wow so awesome! right?
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Omg i did not know that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Its so awsome though!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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cool
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3.
Strauss put a signature 'V' shaped stitch on the back pockets to identify his pants.
That 'V' is still there today.
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That is asome
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This is not true. His nephew was the one who put it on. This was after his death, and it represents an Eagle not a V
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that 'V' is still there today.
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4.
At the tender age of 18 Levi Strauss came to the United States from Bavaria
Because his family was Jewish they were forced to live in the Jewish Quarter and were segregated from the rest of the population.
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Dude their right, it's Buttenheim, Bavaria, Germany.
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Not true. He came from Butteinhan, Germany!
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5.
The fabric used to make the jeans was made by Amoskeag Manufacturing Company in Manchester, New Hampshire.
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cool
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6.
Strauss became a rich man and donated much of his fortune to charity.
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7.
Strauss became a trusted man with peddlers and 49'ers.
He was apparently one of the few honest businessmen in San Fransisco.
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8.
Strauss's blue jeans were originally called 'waist overalls'
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Coool
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I never knew that
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9.
He was famous for paying his workers well.
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10.
Levis's father the materials to make clothing.
Out of an old sack his father sold cloth needles, pins, thread and lace.
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this doesnt make sence
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11.
A leather patch was created to sew on the back of all Strauss's jeans.
That leather patch showed to horses playing tug of war with a pair of Strauss's pants.
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12.
A patent was granted to Strauss and Davis for the idea of using the rivet.
The patent was granted on May 20, 1873; that day is considered the birthday of blue jeans.
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13.
The tailor was Jacob Davis; he and Strauss put rivets on the demin pants.
This was a totally new idea in the world of clothing. This made the pants stronger and rip less.
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This fact is actually pretty true.
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14.
Strauss partnered with a Nevada tailor to make heavy cotton pants.
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15.
Strauss was receiving dry goods from his brothers back in New York
When the railroads opened in 1869 getting things shipped from New York was quicker and cheaper.
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16.
During the gold rush Levi moved to San Fransisco and opened a dry goods business.
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17.
The Levi Strauss blue jeans became a symbol of freedom.
For many years buyers could only purchase Levi's in the United States. When the Berlin Wall came down in 1989 many of the 'dismantlers' were photographed wearing the famous Levi jeans.
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18.
There are museums in both San Francisco and his birth place Guttenheim, Germany
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19.
Strauss never married.
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20.
His brother's moved to America first and started a clothing store.
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yeah
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dont you mean brothers
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