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The leather label on a pair of 1893 Levi-Strauss denim blue jeans

These jeans are beyond vintage: '1800s Levi's up for auction

November 06, 2016 | 08:38 p.m EDT

The leather label on a pair of 1893 Levi-Strauss denim blue jeans

There are vintage jeans. And then there are jeans from the American Wild West that are up for auction. A Maine auction house is putting up for bid a bona fide pair of Levi's blue jeans bought in 1893. Daniel Buck Auctions & Appraisals says the jeans were ordered for Solomon Warner, who participated in the creation of the Arizona Territory. Warner wore them only a few times. The jeans ended up in a trunk.

The 123-year-old pants go up for auction Saturday in Lisbon Falls, Maine, and are expected to bring in tens of thousands of dollars due to their pristine condition. Warner was a big fella. The cotton jeans with button fly feature a size 44 waist and 36-inch inseam.-AP

November 06, 2016 08:38 PM

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