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Which came first: Aluminium or Levi Strauss & Co.?
Aluminium came first, in 1825 (discovered). Levi Strauss & Co. followed 28 years later, in 1853 (founded).
- First1825
Aluminium
element · discoveredAluminium was first made in 1825 and was once more precious than gold.
- Second1853
Levi Strauss & Co.
company · foundedLevi Strauss started selling dry goods in San Francisco in 1853, twenty years before riveted jeans.
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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.