When putting on a pair of jeans, you might have spotted a tiny inner pocket, usually on one side, that appears too small to fit anything in.
As pointless as it seems, they did once have a purpose - and the answer lies in history. All the way back in 1890, denim jean pioneers Levi's began stitching the tiny pockets into its 'waist overall' jeans, the Star reports.
The company was founded in in 1853 in San Francisco by German-American businessman Levi Strauss. And the small pockets in these jeans were used for people to hold their pocket watches in - a common accessory back in those days.Strauss and J.W.
Davis patented 'Improvement in Fastening Pocket Openings,' on May 20, 1873. Tacey Panek, Levi Strauss & Co's historian, told Insider : "The oldest pair of waist overalls in the Levi Strauss & Co.
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