Featured Wreck treasure auction. Levi jeans!

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  1. Houseful

    Houseful Well-Known Member

    Houseful, Dec 10, 2022
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  2. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    One of the undershirts has the Brooks Bros logo w/ the caption 'Merino Finish'. Brooks I beleive made Lincoln's greatcoat he wore to Ford's Theater the eve he was assassinated.
     
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  3. Jeff Drum

    Jeff Drum Well-Known Member

    And I just bought some button down shirts there this summer. I didn’t see any undershirts for $1000 though.

    They admit in the text that the jeans aren’t actually Levi’s - they were made before the company was founded.
     
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  4. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    That's some old denim.
     
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  5. Jeff Drum

    Jeff Drum Well-Known Member

    I was at Costco today and they had a pile of Levi’s in two sizes only (but one that fit me) for $10 a pair. Guess I saved $113,990.
     
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  6. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    where were they made?
     
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  7. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    'The ship sank on September 12, 1857.It was sailing from San Francisco to New York,so presumably they were made before that date in S.F.(?).The Levi company historian & archive director, Tracey Panek, says any claims re their origin is 'speculation.'
    'The pants are not Levi's nor do I believe they are miner's work pants,' she stated to The Associated Press.
    No mention was made of labels,stencils or manufacturer's name on the buttons.Further research & conservation may reveal more.
     
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