Scientist. A native of Farmington, Maine, he invented the earmuffs at the age of 15. One of Farmington's most known celebrities, he came up with the idea while skating. He made ear shaped loops out of a piece of wire and had his grandmother sew fur on them. In 1887 he made an improvement to the earmuffs by using metal bands and had them patented under the name 'Improvement in Ear Mufflers,' but manufactured them under the name of Greenwood's Champion Ear Protectors. Greenwood also invented the bottom whistling kettle, the mechanical mouse trap, and the spring steel rake, among many others. He is listed on the Smithsonian Institution's list of America's 15 Outstanding Inventors. He died in his native Farmington, in July 1937. On December 21, 1977, the town of Farmington declared that day to be Chester Greenwood Day.
Scientist. A native of Farmington, Maine, he invented the earmuffs at the age of 15. One of Farmington's most known celebrities, he came up with the idea while skating. He made ear shaped loops out of a piece of wire and had his grandmother sew fur on them. In 1887 he made an improvement to the earmuffs by using metal bands and had them patented under the name 'Improvement in Ear Mufflers,' but manufactured them under the name of Greenwood's Champion Ear Protectors. Greenwood also invented the bottom whistling kettle, the mechanical mouse trap, and the spring steel rake, among many others. He is listed on the Smithsonian Institution's list of America's 15 Outstanding Inventors. He died in his native Farmington, in July 1937. On December 21, 1977, the town of Farmington declared that day to be Chester Greenwood Day.
Bio by: Kris 'Peterborough K' Peterson
Family Members
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Zina Hyde Greenwood
1824–1909
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Emily Merrill Fellows Greenwood
1829–1909
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Sarah Isabel Whittier Greenwood
1862–1958 (m. 1884)
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Edward Greenwood
1850–1927
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Albert Mellen Greenwood
1853–1940
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Orville Short Greenwood
1855–1940
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Lizzie A. Greenwood
1861–1946
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Emilie Greenwood
1863–1927
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Lester Clyde Greenwood
1885–1961
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Donald Whittier Greenwood
1887–1976
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Vodisa Emily Greenwood Magoon
1888–1948
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Clinton Whittier Greenwood
1893–1966
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