Chester Greenwood
Chester Greenwood (* 1858 in Farmington , Maine ; † 1937 ) was an American inventor. He invented the earmuffs .
He was one of six children, lived on a farm and had dropped out of school. His ears froze while ice skating on Abbot Pond and the scarf wrapped around his head kept falling off. At home he straightened a few clincher hoops and asked his grandmother to sew fur on them. On March 13, 1877, he received a patent on his Greenwood Champion Ear Protector and made a fortune with it and over 130 other patents.
In Maine , December 21st is Chester Greenwood Day .
Web links
- http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blgreenwood.htm
- http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/earmuff.htm
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| SURNAME | Greenwood, Chester |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American inventor ( earmuffs ) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Farmington , Maine |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1937 |