1886
Arnold Biber from Horgen on Lake Zurich established a dental laboratory in Pforzheim. As a goldsmith he had moved from
Switzerland to the then centre of the jewellery industry in 1880. He became interested in dentistry and worked as a dentist,
manufacturing very high-quality gold crowns and wrought gold fillings for his patients. His expertise in dental technology
quickly became known in his professional circle and the demand for Biber crowns steadily increased. He developed dental
materials and products to meet the steadily increasing demand for denture materials. His dental laboratory ultimately
became the Arnold Biber company. After the death of Arnold Biber Dr. Fritz Winkelstroeter purchased the company in 1908
and it continued to operate under the familiar name of Arnold Biber.
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