The Ear muffs were created in 1873 by15-year-old Chester Greenwood.
The Earmuffs were created in 1873 by15-year-old Chester Greenwood. Greenwood spent much of his childhood outside, either delivering goods from his family’s farm or playing at the pond. While ice skating one cold afternoon, Chester noticed a problem; as the temperature dropped, the cold became impossible to bear. Chester had his Gram help him fashion insulating material to the ends of some bent wire, creating the first-ever Greenwood Champion Ear Protectors, as he called them.