Talk:Jacob Davis (inventor)

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Instead of the awkward "Jewish Hating" wouldnt "antisemitic" be better? Or, I think, the best way to go would be to eliminate this tag altogether. If his upbringing had anything at all to do with his historical significance, I could see it, but as is, it is simply an out-of-place unwarranted and unnecessary detail. Just my two cents. Kjdamrau 04:23, 14 October 2007 (UTC)kjdamrau

Copper Thongs

I removed the link to thongs, because it goes to a disambiguation page that doesn't list any type of thong this article could be referring to. Itsmeiam (talk) 04:25, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

I changed "thongs" to "rivets" as I think thats what it is supposed to be, and the person who changed it did not state a reason why. Itsmeiam (talk) 04:31, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Harnesses?

The Levi Co. biography does not mention harnesses, but instead says Davis used the rivets on saddle blankets. [1]

Why would a tailor make harnesses? Aren't harnesses made of leather? Ileanadu (talk) 04:24, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

Last Sentence re his business - confusing

What does this mean:

He also held his business for about 3-4 years before losing his position.

Is this a reference to the tailoring in Reno? Ileanadu (talk) 03:26, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

I concur. The final sentence quoted above seems purposefully ambiguous. Does anyone know what it actually means? 93.96.142.159 (talk) 05:04, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

It would probably work to go to the referenced site. Does that help?Bosredsox24 (talk) 01:30, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Proposed merger

Jacob Davis (inventor) and Jacob Youphes (Jacob W, Davis) --Centovalli (talk) 06:25, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

I support this motion. Bosredsox24 (talk) 01:29, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Agree. Also, the name he went by after emigration was Jacob W. Davis. That should be the primary article name. However, the content in the Youphes article is superior. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.248.14.93 (talk) 00:18, 29 February 2012 (UTC)