University at Buffalo - Buffalonian Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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Dr George Burwell Snow George B Snow was born 1n Sanduskw Ol11o, Auvust '78 1835 In 1856 l11s f3lIl161, D1 It G Snow b1OL19,l1t l11s fam1lx to BL1fl'3l0 H1s fathe1 p1act1ced med1c1ne 1n qandusln but soon afte1 l11S 31111 al 1n Bl1'H1lO l1e changed to dC11t1St11, and became one of the best known dent1sts 111 tlns Ind of tl1e state, dvlng 1n 1811 Geo10e B Snow attended publxc and P111 ate schools 1n Buffalo unt1l he was 10 Xears of ave He was then placed hw l118 fatl1m1 111 a macl11ne sl1op He worl-led about two S6315 ln machme shops ln Buffalo, then 1an away from l1o1nc and went to Detro1t, M1ch Tl11s was tl1e commencement of hxc 1ea1s of wandermfr a1ou11d tl1e countrx, w 01lx1110 1n maclnne shops, or 1-rmo f1t'10'l1t locomotnes He 1Ctl111'16d to Buffalo 111 1857, atlZCI1d1l10' lectu1es 1n tl1e Medxcal Colleoc In tl1e fall of 1858 he commenced a cou1se of dental 1I1St1l1CtlO11 The next two 16318 l1e studled dC11t1St1S 1n the Pennswlxan1a College of Dental Su10e1x 111 Ph1ladelpl11a, and was frraduated 111 1899 In 1869 D1 Snow attended tl1e meetlng of tl1e Amencan D611tal ASSOCI3t10l1 IH Clncago He saw tl1e1e an automatm mallet fm CO11ClE'I'lS1I10 Gold 1n tooth Lax 1t1cs The mallet he saw was of a complxcated deswn Upon l1I9 ICIUID home l1e told Dr Tl1eodore G LEWIS about It and hetween them thew dCSl0116d a much sxmplu one A few were made and leadlly sold Tl11s encoluafred them to make more, so 1n 1866 he left his 1atl1e1 s office, a11d gaxe up l11s entue tune to makmo mflllcts Szx l , ,A . . 7 , Y : ' VJ D 3 ' - . . . 5 ' ld' -Y . I . . . A I . Lv, 'Y-Y: x . I , . H v Y . . . A V . D . ,. ' ' ' v v v . y ' 1-1' . . cw' ' . - ' ' - v y - . , v - ' ' ' V . . V I. . u . Y V . 1 -1 J A ' .- 1 - ' . . , , .- ' - 1' . U an Y o a :Q V u . ' ' q ' Q ' -x o ' rw- , . ' ' ., ' , v v ' .. .v ' .- ' . . . ra . D , . ,, i . . . . . ' -I .1 . . v I ' . . ' , .1 ,N.- f oc- r 1 ' .'- ' . - . C. . , u I D ' ' r '- . 1 -' 1. ' . to '- l .I l .D I 1 ., . ' 1: C

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and other dental appliances. About this time Dr. B. T. Whitney was carrying on a dental practice in Buffalo, also selling dental supplies, and vulcanizers. Dr. G. E. Hayes, was, also, making and selling vulcanizcrs. These two men together with Drs. Snow and Lewis, in 1867, formed the Buffalo Dental Manufacturing Co. In 1891 the building housing the Buffalo Dental Manufacturing Company at the corner of Court and Pearl streets was consumed hy fire. Things had not been going along smoothly hetween the partners, so when the insurance money came in, the company was dissolved. Dr. Snow retired from the firm, and formed the Snow Dental Company. This husiness is still in existence, niaking vulcanizcrs, articula- tors, automatic gold mallets and other dental specialties. Dr. Snow was of an inventive turn of mind. Among his inventions. hcsidcs the Snow gold mallet, were vuleanizers, oscillating articulators, Snow Face-Bow and saliva ejector. He gave considerable attention to the aetion of ruhher during vulcanization and wrote several artieles ahout it. The iirst one appearing in the Dental Advertiser in 1887. The last one was read hefore the Prosthetic Section of the American Dental Association in Los Angeles in 1922. YVith the formation of the Dental Department of the University of Buffalo in 1892, Dr. Snow accepted an invitation to teaeh. From 1893 to 1895 he was Clinical Professor of Mechanical 'l'eehniqne. l 'ron'i 18915 to 1913 he was Professor of Prosthetic Dentistry. From 1901 to 1913 he was also Dean. In 1913 he became Emeritus Professor of Prosthetic Dentistry. ' For several years he gave money as prizes for excellence, among the students, in prosthetic dental work. After his severance from the college he deposited some securities with the Council, the income from which is to continue these prizes. i About ten years ago Dr. Snow went to long Beach, Calif. to reside. This wvas clone hecause he found the winters in Buffalo particularly trying to his health. Last sunnner Q1922j he spent two days in attendance at the meeting of the American Dental Association in Los Angeles, where several of his Buffalo friends met him much, to his and their pleasure During the week previous to the meeting of the American Dental Association, the newly formed American Society of Dental Prosthctists held a meeting in Los Angeles. Before they adjourned they went in a hody to Long Beach, passing a very pleasant day with Dr. and Mrs. Snow. Dr. Snow died of pneumonia after an illness of five days. He is survived by his wife andqone stepson, lildwin R. Davis of the Davis Schultz Co. Y Seven