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Frederick J. Hofschneider, DDS

In 1926 a local dentist invented a device to reduce the pain that is caused by tooth drilling. Dr. Frederick J. Hofschneider's Automatic Dental Lubricator was very successful. Additional dental patents followed and lead to the creation of the Hofschneider Corporation, in Rochester, New York. This collection portrays Hofschneider's professional and personal developments and illustrates life in the early 1900's.

                                                                          

 

 

 

 

 

 


                  1913                                                           1944

 

Signed photograph of Dr. Hofschneider, taken in 1914 while he was a student in the Dental Department at the University of Buffalo.

 

Commencement brochure, University of Buffalo Department of Dentistry, 1914.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partial drawing of the Hofschneider Automatic Dental Lubricator, patented in 1923.

Click here to see a brochure describing the device.

 

 

 

Dr. Hofschneider with patient, 1923.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Hofschneider was an avid fisherman and also invented fishing lures. He is most famous for his "Red-Eye Wiggler" lure.

 

 

 

Dr. Frederic J. Hofschneider, DDS: A RENAISSANCE MAN

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