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Jacob Davis added copper rivets to denim pocket seams to stop tearing

Metal pocket corner rivets strengthened heavy canvas work trousers for miners

Nevada tailor Jacob Davis added small copper rivets to canvas work trousers in 1871 after miners complained about pocket seams ripping under weight. Partnering with fabric merchant Levi Strauss, Davis secured a joint patent in 1873, creating durable copper-riveted denim trousers worn worldwide today.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Metal pocket corner rivets strengthened heavy canvas work trousers for miners. The figure is taken from Smithsonian Institution, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a everyday life fact?: Yes. It sits on the Everyday Life shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.