Chester Greenwood
American inventor (1858–1937) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chester Greenwood (4 December 1858 – 5 July 1937) was an American engineer and inventor, known for inventing the earmuffs in 1873.[1] He reportedly came up with the idea while ice skating and he asked his grandmother to sew tufts of fur between loops of wire.[2] His patent was for improved ear protectors. He manufactured these ear protectors, providing jobs for people in the Farmington area for nearly 60 years.[1]
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Chester Greenwood | |
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Born | Chester Greenwood (1858-12-04)4 December 1858 |
Died | 5 July 1937(1937-07-05) (aged 78) Farmington, Maine |
Nationality | American |
Education | Public Farmington, ME schools and Wilton, ME Academy |
Occupation | Engineer |
Spouse | Sarah Isabel (Whittier) Greenwood |
Children | Lester Clyde Greenwood, Donald Whittier Greenwood, Vodisa Emilie (Greenwood) Magoon, Clinton Whittier Greenwood |
Parent(s) | Zina Hyde Greenwood (father), and Emily Merrill (Fellows) Greenwood (mother) |
Engineering career | |
Projects | Earmuffs |
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