Episode 1 of 2
Manufacturing Setup
- When
- 1873
- Where
- San Francisco
Strauss established a tailor shop in San Francisco for producing Davis's working pants, using fabric supplied by Levi Strauss & Co.
Davis moved his family to San Francisco to run the shop. The production utilized heavy-duty cotton duck cloth and cotton denim bought from Levi Strauss & Co., which served as the dry goods supplier for the materials.
Sources
- Jacob W. Davis Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-25
- Levi Strauss & Co. Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01
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