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The name “denim” comes from the name of a sturdy fabric called “Serge de Nîmes”, initially made in Nîmes, France, hence “de Nîmes” - “denim”. Credit: historyofjeans.com
LEVI STRAUSS & CO. “501”JEANS
The most expensive pair of jeans (also produced by Levi’s) are a gold, diamond
and ruby embellished pair of Levi’s valued
at $85,000. The Guinness Book of World Records states that the most valuable pair of jeans to be sold is one original pair from Levi Strauss & Co 501. The makers bid $46,532 to buy back the collectible denim off an ebay auction, but the jeans manufactured in the 1880’s were sold to a Japanese collector in 2005 for $60,000.
ORIGINAL ART
1ST EDITION BOOKS
In 2007, a German student visited a Berlin flea market and came home with a new pullout couch...she paid $215. When she opened it, she didn’t discover loose change or a lost remote control—she found a Venetian painting The 17th century art, titled “Preparation to Escape Egypt” sold for $27,630.
Andy Fields bought five sketches at a Sin City garage sale, to the tune of $5...one picture boasted Andy Warhol’s preteen signature. Estimated Worth: $2 million Credit: mental oss.com
Published on September 21st, 1937 (1,500 first edition copies), The Hobbit launched the entire fantasy genre. These copies are hard to find and most now reside in personal collections around the world. The novel was a smash-hit from the start and Peter Jackson’s movies have only increased interest in Tolkien’s work in re- cent years. A copy was sold in 2003 for $65,000.
A copy of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Philosipher’s Stone” sold for $37,000 in 2005. It was a flawless, unsigned first edition, rumored to be one of the 500 printed by Bloomsbury in June 1997. Credit: mental oss.com
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