Discovery | material: color pencil

Source: Discovery Channel Myths Unmasked: Myth#2.

Additional info: The stitches were the brainchild of Jacob Davis, a Russian immigrant, the man who virtually invented the Levi’s jean. In 1870, Davis approached the wholesale company that sold him his denim, offering to sell the west coast rights to his riveted jeans in exchange for the cost of securing a patent. The wholesaler was Levi Strauss.