guy Posted October 12, 2022 Report Share Posted October 12, 2022 (edited) A pair of Levi’s jeans from 1880s found in an abandoned mine in New Mexico sold for $87,000 at auction Quote They have been described as the 'holy grail of vintage denim collecting' and would have been worn by a miner from the authentic gold rush era. They feature suspender buttons on the waistband, selvedge denim badges, a single back pocket and wax flecked over the legs from where the original owner labored under candle light. Quote from the WSJ: Quote On the interior, the pants bear the phrase “The only kind made by white labor” printed on a pocket. According to a Levi’s spokesperson, the company used the slogan following 1882’s Chinese Exclusion Act, which barred Chinese laborers from entering the U.S. during a time of rampant anti-Chinese discrimination. Levi’s subsequently adopted its own anti-Chinese labor policy, reflected in the “made by white labor” tagline on its products and in advertisements. In the 1890s, Levi’s scrapped its policy and dropped the slogan, the spokesman said. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11307191/Pair-Levis-1880s-denim-archaeologist-New-Mexico-shaft-sell-87k.html Edited October 12, 2022 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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