What is National Earmuff Day?
On March 13th, the invention of the shield that keeps our ears warm is commemorated. Each year, the annual celebration highlights the past of the amusement and pioneering invention.
If you live in a cold climate like Chester Greenwood and had large, protruding ears, as Chester Greenwood did, you may be grateful for his invention. The man who discovered a better way to keep our ears warm all winter long is the man who discovered National Earmuff Day.
After a day of ice skating in the cold, 15-year-old Chester came up with a plan to keep his big ears warm. Chester soon had a working model after his grandfather, who stitched tufts of fur among wire loops of wire, had a working model.
He was granted a patent for his latest invention on March 13, 1877. It was one of many that would earn. Greenwood was a prolific entrepreneur, but the earmuff is his most well-known piece.
Greenwood made these ear protectors for almost 60 years, providing jobs for the people in the Farmington, Maine area for almost 60 years.
