Levi Strauss's Original Pair of Jeans

1872: Nevada, United States
Levi and Jacob wanted to create pants with metal points of strain for greater strength; what they didn't expect was that the copper rivets absorbed the strength of the coalsmen who wore it.

Today: Warehouse 13
The artifact was recovered by Warehouse 13 Agents Jinks and Lattimer after a series of violent break-ins with the only link between them being coal smudges. It resides in the Clothes Rack.