Countless stories are embedded in the rivets that make up jeans.
In vintage denim, rivets not only serve their original purpose of ensuring strength but also play an important role in determining the age of the material and its combination.
The evolution of rivet specifications is as follows:
1873-1890: Copper punched rivets with a year of patent acquisition.
1890-1922: Copper crushed punched rivets.
1922-1941: Copper punched rivets with the lowercase “o” in L.S. & Co.
1942-1945: Copper unpunched rivets without marks.
1942-1950: Copper punched rivets with the uppercase “O” in L.S. & Co.
1950-1953: Copper punched rivets with enlarged lettering.
1953-1962: Iron-copper plated punched rivets.
1962-1992: Front rivets made of iron-copper plated overlaid rivets, and back rivets made of aluminum.
1993-present: Copper overlaid rivets.
Although there have been various specification changes over the past 150 years, rivets remain an essential detail that keeps jeans as jeans.
Attention must also be paid to the future changes in rivets.