Davis worked with heavy-duty cotton duck cloth and cotton denim, which he bought from Levi Strauss & Co. in San Francisco. Should they be Jacob’s jeans?

Riveted jeans were invented in downtown Reno in 1871, and local tailor Jacob Davis went into business with Levi Strauss a short time later.

May 20, 1873, marks the day that Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis received their patent for riveted pants. Here are a few things you might not know about the brand that has been around for 150 years ...

Riveted jeans were invented in downtown Reno in 1871, and local tailor Jacob Davis went into business with Levi Strauss a short time later.