Ben
Davis Manufacturing, was founded in 1935. The Davis family has been
involved in the US garment industry since the mid 1800s. Company Founder
Ben Davis' grandfather Jacob Davis was
instrumental in the creation of the original Levi's Jeans. Read all
about it in a 1996 Grand
Royal magazine interview. Also read about Jacob Davis and see
the text from a letter written
by Jacob Davis to Levi Strauss in 1872.
Jacob
Davis Biography & Photo
Letter
written by Jacob Davis to Levi Strauss
Grand Royal
Magazine article