Description: Earmuffs for Everyone! : How Chester Greenwood Became Known As the Inventor of Earmuffs, Paperback by McCarthy, Meghan, ISBN 1534495762, ISBN-13 9781534495760, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Award-winning nonfiction pictur creator Meghan McCarthy tells the story of how Chester Greenwood went from having cold ears to becoming a great inventor in this nonfiction pictur.
Earmuffs keep people warm and cozy on cold days, but who invented the wintertime accessory?
In Meghan McCarthy’s trademark easy-to-follow narrative voice, this fact-filled pictur tells the story of Chester Greenwood, a Maine resident who in 1873, at the age of fifteen, decided he was tired of having cold ears while ice skating. He designed the first pair of ear protectors (. earmuffs) out of wire, beaver fur, and cloth. By the time he was nineteen, he patented the design, and within a decade the Chester Greenwood & Company factory was producing and shipping “Champion Ear Protectors” worldwide! This successful businessman and prolific inventor accumulated over 100 patents during his lifetime.
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Book Title: Earmuffs for Everyone! : How Chester Greenwood Became Known As the Inventor of Earmuffs
Number of Pages: 48 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Item Height: 0.3 in
Topic: Biography & Autobiography / General, Technology / Inventions, People & Places / United States / General
Publication Year: 2021
Illustrator: Mccarthy, Meghan, Yes
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
Item Weight: 7.6 Oz
Author: Meghan Mccarthy
Item Length: 10 in
Item Width: 9 in
Format: Trade Paperback