What clothing article for miners became an american icon in the mid-1800s? Who invented them?

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What clothing article for miners became an american icon in the mid-1800s?

Who invented them?

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Answer by sarah
Jeans Levi Strauss.

Answer by Melissa
jeans, i dont know who invented them.

Answer by Ronald
Levi Strauss invented his famous indigo-dyed, copper-riveted serge de Nimes in 1873 for miners. He named them 501 waist-high overalls. 501 stays the trademark to this day.