Technical glitches delay auction of 1893 Levi's jeans
Posted November 05, 2016 7:00 am
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A 123-year-old pair of blue jeans potentially worth tens of thousands of dollars is still awaiting a new owner.
Technical glitches on Saturday prevented the auction of the Levi's jeans purchased in 1893 in the Arizona Territory.
Daniel Buck Auctions & Appraisals in Lisbon Falls, Maine, says the jeans are in pristine condition because they were worn only a few times before being stored for decades in a trunk.
The jeans will be sold in the coming days.
The original owner was a big fella. The cotton jeans with button fly feature a size 44 waist and 36-inch inseam.
This undated photo provided by Daniel Buck Auctions & Appraisals shows the right front pocket on a pair of 1893 Levi-Strauss denim blue jeans in pristine condition that will go up for auction Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016 in Lisbon Falls, Maine. The auction house said the jeans were ordered for Solomon Warner, a businessman and pioneer who participated in the creation of the Arizona Territory. Warner wore them only a few times before falling ill. He died in 1899. (Daniel Buck Auctions & Appraisals via AP)
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This undated photo provided by Daniel Buck Auctions & Appraisals shows a leather label on a pair of 1893 Levi-Strauss denim blue jeans in pristine condition that will go up for auction Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016 in Lisbon Falls, Maine. The auction house said the jeans were ordered for Solomon Warner, a businessman and pioneer who participated in the creation of the Arizona Territory. Warner wore them only a few times before falling ill. He died in 1899. (Daniel Buck Auctions & Appraisals via AP)
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