Humanities › History & Culture The Invention of the Snowman Print History & Culture Inventions Famous Inventions Famous Inventors Patents & Trademarks Invention Timelines Computers & The Internet American History African American History African History Ancient History and Culture Asian History European History Genealogy Latin American History Medieval & Renaissance History Military History The 20th Century Women's History View More By Mary Bellis Mary Bellis Inventions Expert Mary Bellis covered inventions and inventors for ThoughtCo for 18 years. She is known for her independent films and documentaries, including one about Alexander Graham Bell. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on November 05, 2019 01 of 25 World's Largest Snowman Is actually a snow woman. Olympia the snow woman is 122 feet, one inch high and set a new Guinness world record. Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license Snowman Pictures Enjoy these whimsical pictures of snowman related inventions from works registered with the Patent and Trademark Office. The history of the snowman of course predates the patent system. Historian, Bob Eckstein, author of History of the Snowman, stated that no one knows who invented the very first snowman, however, he feels that the first man of snow was made in medieval times, the medieval Book of Hours from 1380 contains the very first illustration found of a snowman. Olympia was made by the folks of Bethel, Maine, and named after Maine senator Olympia Snowe. The snowman or to be more precise the snow woman was 122 feet, one inch high and broke the Guinness world record for the largest snowman. Olympia was built in a little over a month to build, she is dressed in a 100 foot scarf, has 27 foot evergreen trees for arms, and eyelashes made from old skis. 02 of 25 Snowman Trademarks TM REG 1644552. USPTO 03 of 25 Snowman Trademarks TM REG 0771990. USPTO 04 of 25 Snowman Mold PAT 4161341. USPTO 05 of 25 Snowman Mold PAT 5632926. USPTO 06 of 25 Snow Mold PAT 5851415. USPTO 07 of 25 Snowman Pillow Ornamental Ornamental Child's Pillow in the Fanciful Form of a Snowman PAT D411069. USPTO Read More Who Invented the Snowmaking Machine? By Mary Bellis 08 of 25 Snowman Bottle Combined Snowman Bottle and Cap PAT D33261. USPTO 09 of 25 Snowman Lawn Bag Lawn Leaf Bag with Printed Snowman Image PAT D414686. USPTO 10 of 25 Snowman Hat Container PAT D267210. USPTO 11 of 25 Face for a Snowman or the Like PAT D312114. USPTO 12 of 25 Snowman Accessory Kit PAT D315001. USPTO 13 of 25 Snowman Accessory Kit PAT 5380237. USPTO 14 of 25 Snowman Accessory Kit PAT D382317. USPTO 15 of 25 Snowman Trademarks TM REG 0707437. USPTO 16 of 25 Snowman Plush Toy Combined Snowman Figure Plush Toy and Basket PAT D320630. USPTO 17 of 25 Snowman Trademarks TM REG 1389271. USPTO 18 of 25 Snowman Trademarks TM REG 0754758. USPTO 19 of 25 Snowman Trademarks TM REG 0707437. USPTO 20 of 25 Snowman Mailbox Mail Box Simulative of a Snowman PAT D371889. USPTO 21 of 25 Snowman Doll Adorable PAT D296807. USPTO 22 of 25 Snowman Ornament PAT D398258. USPTO 23 of 25 Macrame Frame Snowman PAT D293974. USPTO 24 of 25 Little Mini Snowman Game PAT 4943060. USPTO 25 of 25 Snow Mold A rabbit shaped mold makes a snow rabbit. PAT5788873. USPTO Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Bellis, Mary. "The Invention of the Snowman." ThoughtCo, Aug. 26, 2020, thoughtco.com/invention-of-the-snowman-4123194. Bellis, Mary. (2020, August 26). The Invention of the Snowman. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/invention-of-the-snowman-4123194 Bellis, Mary. "The Invention of the Snowman." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/invention-of-the-snowman-4123194 (accessed April 24, 2024). copy citation