Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-11-28
gayIorss Machine for the AIanufaoture Of
Horne shoes,

TayIor's Machine for the Manufaoture Of
Horse shoes.
Having heard Teylor's machine for max
ing horse shoes spoken Of in high terms by
numbers who have witnessed lie operations,
we paid recent visit to HewiGts Block,
where the machine is in daily operation,
and observed ils workings. The machine is
neither complicated nor pOnderOns, and Is
worked by a small amount of power, judi
eiously applied. Horse shoe iron, such as is
used by blackamiths in forging horse shoes,
is employed. The machine is worked by a
man and q boy, the latter 10 attend 10 the
furnace 10 which the bars of iron are heated,
and the former to feed the machine. We
will describe the machine ss nearly as pos
sible: At the moment the bar Of iron, heat
ed to q red heat at the end, is thrust into the
machine, gate or jaw, moved up and down
by an eccentric, descends on the bar, bend
ing it TO proper shape over q horizontal
shaft, called a mandrill," about three
inches in diameter, which Is thrust forward
at that moment by q cam movement. At
the same time the bar is cut, and die car
ried against the shoe by an eccentric work
ing in q yoke, produces the crease and
stamping on the face Of the shoe, when the
mandrill draws back and the shoe drops
from the machine complete; The die weighs
about twelve pounds, and is furnished with
knife for creasing and punching. The
knife is attached by means Of screws and
can be readily removed when worn out to
give place to a new one.
An ingenious arrangement for feeding is
attached to the machine, consisting of two
rollers between which the end Of the bar is
placed by the attendant, and at the proper
moment the bar is carried forward by
revolution Of the rollers. Water is intro
duced against the shoe during the operation,
from the end of the man-drill. Every por-
ton ofthe machine is nicely gusged, and it
works with the certainty and regularity Of
clock work. The inventor is Mr.. T. R.
Taylor, who obtained patent for it in 1850.
It is patented in the United States, France,
Russia and Great Britain. There have been
several machines invented before for man
ufacturing horse shoes, but all more or less
complicated and imperfect. Taylor's ma
chine is the only one that cuts the iron,
bends the shoe, stamps and creases it at one
revolution of the machine, and this is ac-
eomplished with common horse shoe bars,
just as they arc received from the Rolling
Mill. For further evidence of the practical
excellence of the machine and superiority of
the shoe which it produces, we annex the
following testimonials:
CLEVELAND, Nov. %, 1881.
We, the undersigned, Hardware Mer-
chants of the city Of Cleveland, have per
sonally examined Taylor 4 Co.'s Patent |
Horse Shoe Machine, located in this city, |
which we consider perfect, and the shoe |
made therefrom the most superior article |
in the market, being nearest like the hand
made shoe, but more perfect, and We take
pleasure in recommending it the trade.
TENNIS & DAEGLER,
W. BINGHAM & Co.,
Jas. F. CLARK,
GBo. WORTHIEUToN & Co.,
HEBRy K. REYSoLDs.
I have witnessed the working of Messrs.
Taylor + Co.'S Pstent Horse Shoe Machine,
and it and the Shoes made by it as of su-
perior character, snd have no doubt of the
success of both the mschine and work that
turns out. A. SToEE, Jr.,
President G. P & R. R. Co.
CLEVEIAND, Nov. 25, 1851.
We take great pleasure to state that we
consider Messrs. Taylor & Co.'s Horse Shoe
Machine one of the best inventions in this
country. The horse sh9e that Il manufac-
lures is far superior to any that We have
ever seen. The machine is In every respect
practical, simple in its construction and
works on g mechanical principle.
0TIs & Co.,
Lake Erie Iron Works.
". F. CARY & Co.,
shoenberger's Nails, Iron, &c.
SToER, CHIsHoLM JozEs,
EeWburgh IroR Works.
CLEVELAND, Nov. rs, 1851.
The Horse Shoe machine referred to
above has been in operation next door to
my machine shop. It certainly Is one OF
the best inventions of the age. It producep
horse shoes of different sizes as perfect az
are made by hand.
The simplicity and prAetibility show
themselves to any good pecnanic.
THOMAS MANNING,
Mschinist, Hewett's Block.