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mahatmakanejeeves

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Wed Dec 4, 2024, 10:00 AM Dec 4

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. 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









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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On this day, December 4, 1858, Chester Greenwood, inventor of the earmuff, was born. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Dec 4 OP
Still making it a day in Farmington. bluedigger Thursday #1
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