180:, but was too itchy to wear. Later, he designed two ear-shaped loops made by wire. He then asked his grandmother to sew fur on the loops. It successfully kept the cold away from his ears. He later improved the prototype earmuffs using a steel band which held them in place, and he named these earmuffs "Greenwood's Champion Ear Protectors". He saw the world as a better place when he created the Earmuff's
340:
187:, a variation of the steel-toothed rake, an advertising matchbox, and a machine used to produce wooden spools for wire and thread. He invented, but did not patent, an umbrella holder for mail carriers. The total number of patents Greenwood held seems to be contested: Some claim only a handful, while others claim over 100. The memory of the latter helps boost Greenwood's historical legacy.
190:
In addition to being an inventor, Greenwood was the owner of a bicycle business and a business involving an improved heating system. He also introduced one of the first telephone systems in
Farmington. He was an accomplished machinist, an active member of the community, a business developer, a member
211:
declared
December 21 to be Chester Greenwood Day. Farmington continues to celebrate "Chester Greenwood Day" with a parade on the first Saturday of December.
164:
was for improved ear protectors. He manufactured these ear protectors, providing jobs for people in the
Farmington area for nearly 60 years.
377:
396:
411:
219:
265:
416:
311:
370:
114:
Lester Clyde
Greenwood, Donald Whittier Greenwood, Vodisa Emilie (Greenwood) Magoon, Clinton Whittier Greenwood
282:
253:
294:
Ian M. G. Quimby. 1986. “Yankee
Ingenuity Is Alive and Well in Maine: An Exhibition Review”. Review of
242:
363:
323:
176:, he got frustrated as he tried to protect his ears from the cold. He then wrapped his head with a
215:
191:
of the
Unitarian Church and a family man. His wife, Isabel (née Whittier), was a supporter of
152:(4 December 1858 – 5 July 1937) was an American engineer and inventor, known for inventing the
406:
401:
351:
8:
48:
347:
192:
390:
160:
and he asked his grandmother to sew tufts of fur between loops of wire. His
87:
122:
Zina Hyde
Greenwood (father), and Emily Merrill (Fellows) Greenwood (mother)
157:
204:
173:
153:
137:
254:
Dec. 4, 1858: It Was Very Cold the Day
Chester Greenwood Was Born
184:
161:
208:
177:
67:
339:
172:
In 1873, aged 15, while he was testing a new pair of
296:
Made in Maine; Made in Maine: An
Historical Overview
156:
in 1873. He reportedly came up with the idea while
243:
Maine
Secretary of State Kid's Page - Famous People
283:March Anniversaries: Momentous or Merely Memorable
388:
195:. He and Isabel were parents of four children.
371:
346:This article about an American inventor is a
378:
364:
312:Farmington honors earmuff inventor today
198:
314:Portland Press Herald, December 4, 2010
238:
236:
234:
389:
334:
324:Title 1, §117: Chester Greenwood Day
266:Maine Town Honoring Earmuff Inventor
231:
220:National Register of Historic Places
285:,” Smithsonian Magazine, March 2007
13:
86:Public Farmington, ME schools and
14:
428:
106:Sarah Isabel (Whittier) Greenwood
338:
397:19th-century American inventors
218:in Farmington is listed on the
317:
305:
288:
275:
258:
247:
183:Greenwood also patented a tea
1:
412:People from Farmington, Maine
225:
16:American inventor (1858–1937)
350:. You can help Knowledge by
7:
10:
433:
333:
167:
143:
133:
126:
118:
110:
102:
94:
82:
74:
55:
30:
23:
417:American inventor stubs
216:Chester Greenwood House
199:Chester Greenwood Day
300:Winterthur Portfolio
272:, December 1, 2007.
270:The Washington Post
128:Engineering career
359:
358:
268:,”.sec. Nation,
150:Chester Greenwood
147:
146:
49:Farmington, Maine
35:Chester Greenwood
25:Chester Greenwood
424:
380:
373:
366:
342:
335:
326:
321:
315:
309:
303:
292:
286:
281:Alison McLean, “
279:
273:
262:
256:
251:
245:
240:
62:
44:
42:
21:
20:
432:
431:
427:
426:
425:
423:
422:
421:
387:
386:
385:
384:
331:
329:
322:
318:
310:
306:
293:
289:
280:
276:
263:
259:
252:
248:
241:
232:
228:
201:
170:
70:
64:
60:
51:
46:
45:4 December 1858
40:
38:
37:
36:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
430:
420:
419:
414:
409:
404:
399:
383:
382:
375:
368:
360:
357:
356:
343:
328:
327:
316:
304:
302:21 (2/3): 186.
287:
274:
264:David Sharp, “
257:
246:
229:
227:
224:
200:
197:
193:woman suffrage
169:
166:
145:
144:
141:
140:
135:
131:
130:
124:
123:
120:
116:
115:
112:
108:
107:
104:
100:
99:
96:
92:
91:
84:
80:
79:
76:
72:
71:
65:
63:(aged 78)
57:
53:
52:
47:
34:
32:
28:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
429:
418:
415:
413:
410:
408:
405:
403:
400:
398:
395:
394:
392:
381:
376:
374:
369:
367:
362:
361:
355:
353:
349:
344:
341:
337:
336:
332:
325:
320:
313:
308:
301:
297:
291:
284:
278:
271:
267:
261:
255:
250:
244:
239:
237:
235:
230:
223:
221:
217:
212:
210:
206:
203:In 1977, the
196:
194:
188:
186:
181:
179:
175:
165:
163:
159:
155:
151:
142:
139:
136:
132:
129:
125:
121:
117:
113:
109:
105:
101:
97:
93:
89:
85:
81:
77:
73:
69:
58:
54:
50:
33:
29:
22:
19:
352:expanding it
345:
330:
319:
307:
299:
295:
290:
277:
269:
260:
249:
213:
202:
189:
182:
171:
149:
148:
127:
66:Farmington,
61:(1937-07-05)
18:
407:1937 deaths
402:1858 births
158:ice skating
75:Nationality
59:5 July 1937
391:Categories
226:References
174:ice skates
95:Occupation
88:Wilton, ME
41:1858-12-04
119:Parent(s)
83:Education
154:earmuffs
138:Earmuffs
134:Projects
111:Children
98:Engineer
78:American
90:Academy
185:kettle
168:Career
162:patent
103:Spouse
209:Maine
205:State
178:scarf
68:Maine
348:stub
214:The
56:Died
31:Born
207:of
393::
298:.
233:^
222:.
379:e
372:t
365:v
354:.
43:)
39:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
