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Chester Greenwood

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American inventor (1858-1937)

United StatesScientistsLived 1858 to 1937 · aged 78
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Chester Greenwood was an American engineer and inventor, known for inventing the earmuffs in 1873. He reportedly came up with the idea while ice skating and asked his grandmother to sew tufts of fur between loops of wire. His patent was for improved ear protectors.

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Chester Greenwood was an American engineer and inventor, known for inventing the earmuffs in 1873. He reportedly came up with the idea while ice skating and asked his grandmother to sew tufts of fur between loops of wire. His patent was for improved ear protectors. He manufactured these ear protectors in the Farmington, Maine, area for nearly 60 years.

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United States
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Lived 1858 to 1937 · aged 78
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