Henry Clay Snowden
M, #1212, b. between 1837 and 1838
| Residence | | Henry Clay Snowden lived: 1860 census 14th Ward 2nd division, Philadelphia, PA age 27 w/father (shown as Harry C) (Evd 55.) |
| Residence* | | He lived: 1850 census South Mulberry Ward, Philadelphia, PA age 12 w/parents (shown as Henry C) (Evd 54.) |
| Birth* | between 1837 and 1838 | He was born between 1837 and 1838 at Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania. |
| Event-Misc* | 1 July 1858 | He and George P Snowden were George & Henry formed Snowden and Brother, often referred to as "successors to Wiegand & Snowden." George had previously worked as a druggist and now, with his father-in-law's financial support, engaged his instrument-maker brother, Henry, to carry on the family's name in the trade. To announce this intention, in 1860 they issued an Illustrated Wholesale Catalogue of Surgical and Dental Instruments, the first published listing of the firm's product line.
On the eve of the Civi War, Snowden and Brother was the premier Philadelphia instrument-making establishment, having eclipsed older, venerable Philadelphia makers such as the Rorers and the Schivelys.
On 1 Jan 1866, the brother's younger sibling William entered the firm as a partner. Henry retired in May 872, selling his interest in the firm to George. The firm then continued as "George Snowden and Brother". By 1879 William Snowden had become the sole proprietor of Snowden and Brother. Over time, he would solidify the company's reputation and carry it through the end of the century. on 1 July 1858.1 |
Citations
- [S390] Surgical and Dental Instrument Catalogues from the Civil War Era. Snowden & Brother (1860) and John Weiss & Son (1863), Introduction by James Edmonson Evd #390.