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this winter, Greenwood patented his “champion ear protectors” and for the next six decades manufactured them in his factory in Farmington, Maine, becoming the first and perhaps only earmuff millionaire.
The original earmuff was fashioned of haywire, beaver for, and black velvet, much like today’s earmuffs—if you can find them.
Pushed aside by ski bands—woolen bands that stretch around the forehead, over the ears, and around the back of the head—earmuffs are almost a novelty item these days. Last winter they were nearly as hard to get as natural gas.
Warren Galloway, a Washington, D.C., hat buyer, says Russian-style for caps with ear flaps also have an edge over earmuffs.
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