Advertisement for the Snow & Lewis automatic plugger for dental operations
Title
Advertisement for the Snow & Lewis automatic plugger for dental operations
Subject
Advertising--Dental instruments and apparatus
Snow & Lewis (Company)
Description
Illustrates and describes the Snow & Lewis automatic dental plugger invented and manufactured by Dr. George B. Snow and Theodore G. Lewis
A vintage printed advertisement displays an illustration of a metal dental instrument across the top. Below the illustration, the text identifies the manufacturer as Snow & Lewis of Buffalo, New York, located at 278 Main Street. Additional text explains that the instrument’s working parts are contained in a German silver handle plated with pure silver, with no external attachments, and that it functions like an ordinary plugger. At the bottom, pricing information is listed for an “Automatic Plugger” and extra points.
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo
Date
1875?
Contributor
Eighth District Dental Society of New York State
Rights
NO COPYRIGHT – UNITED STATES. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
Format
Image/jpeg
Language
eng
Type
Text
Still Image
Identifier
LIB-HSL007_EDDSSnowGeoBAutoPluggerAdvert_001
Date Created
2017-07-15
Is Part Of
Eighth District Dental Society and the origins of the UB School of Dental Medicine
LIB-HSL007
Original Format
Advertisements
Ephemera (text)
Citation
“Advertisement for the Snow & Lewis automatic plugger for dental operations,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed November 26, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/90315.
