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On this day, December 4, 1858, Chester Greenwood, inventor of the earmuff, was born.
They can't all be earth-shattering.
A reply to 2022's post said that his birthday is celebrated in Farmington, Maine. This was reaffirmed in 2025. So here we are.
Inventor Chester Greenwood was #BornOnThisDay, Dec. 4, 1858. Invented the earmuff (1873) age (15), patented a tea kettle, variation of the steel-toothed rake, an advertising matchbox + many other items & was a supporter of woman suffrage. Passed in 1937 (age 78) #RIP #BOTD #hunk
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Wed Dec 4, 2024: On this day, December 4, 1858, Chester Greenwood, inventor of the earmuff, was born.
Tue Dec 5, 2023: On December 4, 1858, Chester Greenwood, inventor of the earmuff, was born.
Mon Dec 5, 2022: On December 4, 1858, Chester Greenwood, inventor of the earmuff, was born.
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It took another 20 years before the second muff was added for the left ear.