Old pair of jeans found, help identifying please
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Topic: Old pair of jeans found, help identifying please
Posted By: albu
Subject: Old pair of jeans found, help identifying please
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2018 at 5:07pm
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Hello, My aunt found an old pair of jeans in a mining shed in Colorado. I was given an offer by a dealer but wanted to make sure it was fair before deciding what to do with them. I have pictures that I can post, but do not see that as an option here. Thank you for your time in advance! |
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Posted By: silencejoe
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2018 at 5:13pm
Check this for how to post picture, without pic no one can help you https://www.denimbro.com/how-to-post-pictures_topic913.html 
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albu wrote:Posted By: albu
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2018 at 5:14pm
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Posted By: silencejoe
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2018 at 5:14pm
Check this for how to post picture, without pic no one can help you https://www.denimbro.com/how-to-post-pictures_topic913.html" rel="nofollow - https://www.denimbro.com/how-to-post-pictures_topic913.html |
Posted By: albu
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2018 at 5:14pm
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Posted By: albu
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2018 at 5:15pm
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Posted By: LazyS
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2018 at 5:50pm
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WOW! Looks like the the Spring bottom pants from 1905! |
Posted By: robroy
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2018 at 6:14pm
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I thought they might be spring bottoms too, we’re going to need more and better pictures to help identify these. If these are genuine turn of the century Levi’s there could be some real value to these, I would not part with them hastily. What was the collectors offer? |
Posted By: Double 0 Soul
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2018 at 2:27am
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Wow! I'm gonna check my coal chute. I wonder if i could get them down to a 32" with a boil wash and dryer...? |
Posted By: denimsince65
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2018 at 5:09am
| Remarkably good condition for a 100 year old garment found in a shed..... |
Posted By: albu
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2018 at 5:36am
| Agreed! I'm shocked they are as old as the one person suggests! 1905. They were in the attic of the mining shed, and Leadville has pretty good humidity levels year round. Maybe the 10,000 feet elevation has something to do with it, who knows. Any idea what they could be worth? |
Posted By: denimsince65
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2018 at 5:50am
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Personally, if they were mine, I'd take them to Levi's HQ in SF and let them examine them in detail. If they are what they appear to be, I would think they will give you a very favourable offer! 
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Posted By: albu
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2018 at 6:09am
| Thank you for that info, I tried looking up contact info for the Levi archive, but all I could find was their general contact info. Anyone know the best way to contact Levi's? Thanks for the help in advance, this community is great! Makes me want to keep the jeans myself |
Posted By: denimsince65
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2018 at 6:17am
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I believe Tracey Panek is head of the Archives at Levis. Mail those pics to her.. |
Posted By: Mr Black
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2018 at 7:36am
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Wow- (potentially) amazing find. ------------- www.sidewinderapparel.co.uk |
Posted By: buler
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2018 at 8:45am
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Thanks for sharing with us. I'd love to see more detailed/clear photos if you have them or take more. B |
Posted By: Double 0 Soul
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2018 at 9:58am
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Right lads ive been thinking... We've got over 2000 members here at Denimbro, lets all chip in a tenner and tour these bad boys? I'll take the first leg which will give me the opportunity to show y'all around my heavily fortified compound in Tijuana
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Posted By: bartlebyyphonics
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2018 at 10:11am
| I'm in... |
Posted By: Maynard Fried-San
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2018 at 10:13am
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Shredwin’s up first, he’s gonna take them on the building site for a month and if they split, he’ll get a new pair in accordance with the guarantee on the label. ------------- Helixing my inner beanie |
Posted By: denimsince65
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2018 at 12:11pm
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Now, it could just be a case of accidental synchronicity, but..... First, we are presented with what must be the best preserved example of Gold Rush era Levis ever seen…..found in Colorado... And then a few hours later, Brit Eaton, the guy who is probably THE expert at finding old Levis in Colorado... Joins the site!! Too good to be true? Just a coincidence? Buggered if I know?? BTW, a big welcome to Brit.You are a hero of mine! ------------- www.wabashtees.com |
Posted By: Daniel
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2018 at 12:15pm
| How do we know Brit Eaton joined the site..? |
Posted By: killer b
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2018 at 12:16pm
| the newest member 'denim museum' has his name listed on his profile? |
Posted By: denimsince65
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2018 at 12:17pm
Yup. It would be very sad if someone else is using his name. As I said, a big welcome from me. ------------- www.wabashtees.com |
Posted By: Double 0 Soul
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2018 at 12:34pm
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I used image drop yesterday to see if the photo's had been lifted from/posted elsewhere on the webz Sorry albu, its history in the making, i had to check It looks like Denimbro is the only source
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Posted By: denimsince65
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2018 at 12:45pm
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I did the same, 00. And I looked at Leadville, Colorado. A pretty well known place. A LOT of Western and gold/silver rush history took place there. So there are really still mining premises there that have not been examined with a fine tooth comb by the likes a Brit or Bandit? "No, I'm not looking in the attic - who's gonna put stuff up there?" Beats me... ------------- www.wabashtees.com |
Posted By: denimsince65
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2018 at 12:55pm
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------------- www.wabashtees.com |
Posted By: albu
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2018 at 1:45pm
| The images were definitely not lifted from another site! But I don't blame either of you for checking since the pants are quite rare apparently. Can't thank this community enough, thank you for all of the information you continue to provide. Once I figure out how to post better quality images I would be very happy to do so. |
Posted By: killer b
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2018 at 2:09pm
| 'quite rare' |
Posted By: Change*Button
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2018 at 3:57pm
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Please check your private messages. |
Posted By: Sansome
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2018 at 7:16pm
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Posted By: Sansome
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2018 at 7:18pm
| Oops- my post was woven into the last post |
Posted By: ShootThePier
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2018 at 10:27pm
| Thank you for sharing. |
Posted By: Double 0 Soul
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2018 at 1:50am
albu, the easiest way would be to upload them to an image hosting website, flickr or imgur then either post them or provide a link here and one of us can post them for you, if not you could email them to me and i'll do it on your behalf. Just take lots and lots of images, both inside and out, its the details we're all excited about.
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Posted By: Sansome
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2018 at 9:08am
| I think most should know, but I’ll say it anyway- I was joking about banning Indiana Jeans |
Posted By: Duke
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2018 at 10:02am
Oh, that’s a relief ... |
Posted By: bartlebyyphonics
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2018 at 10:55am
| but... Indigo Gnomes is a go? |
Posted By: Sansome
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2018 at 11:47am
If your in a picture posting kind of mood 00 - I can send you pics of a 1880’s trouser pant with similar construction compared to the spring bottom pants- pm me or boat your email address |
Posted By: Sansome
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2018 at 11:48am
| Post- not boat-^^^^ |
Posted By: Double 0 Soul
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2018 at 12:54pm
^    If anyone wants details, close-ups and won-not, now's the time to ask while Mike's taking requests |
Posted By: bartlebyyphonics
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2018 at 1:03pm
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wow: looking very different in hue to earlier pics & y'know me: I'm all about the stitching and fabric texture would it destroy it to take pictures of the inside seams and such matters ... if fragile: pls don't attempt!!!!!!
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Posted By: Double 0 Soul
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2018 at 1:09pm
Earlier pics? Remember bartles, read first...then post 
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Posted By: bartlebyyphonics
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2018 at 1:19pm
ah, d'oh, um... 
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Posted By: Double 0 Soul
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2018 at 12:56pm
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Ok we might not get to see the deets after all but can we at least have some closure...? |
Posted By: Leroy Strauss
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 10:36am
| Ha! The pants are mine! Finally I will wipe out all trace of my wretched brother's ill-gotten brand! |
Posted By: albu
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2019 at 10:02am
| https://imgur.com/a/snsEbTh" rel="nofollow - https://imgur.com/a/snsEbTh |
Posted By: albu
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2019 at 10:04am
| As promised many photos of the details of the pants. Many thanks for all of your help in identifying them. Sorry it took me several months to get around to posting them. Have not sold the pants yet but will be listing them for sale on eBay in the next couple of days |
Posted By: Sympathy-4-The-Denim
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2019 at 10:26am
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incredible find. many thanks for sharing these. i guess there aren´t many of these around in such a good shape. could be worth a little fortune. |
Posted By: hollows
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2019 at 12:52pm
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Thank you for the photos! We really appreciate the followup. Most of us here don't have anything close to the budget needed to bid on these but we all love to see these slices of history, thanks for sharing. ------------- I make things out of http://www.hollowsleather.com" rel="nofollow - leather . |
Posted By: Duke
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2019 at 1:51pm
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Fantastic stuff Thanks for sharing ------------- I don't swim. I can swim. I just don't have much cause to do so in the normal run of things. |
Posted By: Double 0 Soul
Date Posted: 18 Apr 2019 at 2:08am
Thanks albu, can you post the ebay link please List them for 99p to add to the excitement!
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Posted By: buler
Date Posted: 27 May 2019 at 12:14pm
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Saw they are up on ebay. Only $250 shipping! B https://www.ebay.com/itm/Levi-Strauss-1890s-RARE-Spring-Bottom-Pants-Blue-Jeans-Levis-Denim-Mining/264287821159?hash=item3d88c81d67:g:QUoAAOSwjiZct3AL" rel="nofollow - https://www.ebay.com/itm/Levi-Strauss-1890s-RARE-Spring-Bottom-Pants-Blue-Jeans-Levis-Denim-Mining/264287821159?hash=item3d88c81d67:g:QUoAAOSwjiZct3AL |
Posted By: Double 0 Soul
Date Posted: 28 May 2019 at 3:38am
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It says $500 for me, it would be cheaper stuffed in Emma Thompson's Louis Vuitton hand luggage. at least we got a shout out.
------------- I'll endorse anything for cash |
Posted By: killer b
Date Posted: 28 May 2019 at 3:46am
| Damn, we should charge for the advice. |