IMPROVEMENTS IN HORSE-SHOES
Year: 1863

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Frederick Joseph Mavor, of Park Street, Grosvenor
Square, in the County of Middlesex, Veterinary Surgeon, for the Inven-
tion of "IMPROVEMENTS IN HORSE-SHOES."
Sealed the 16th October 1863, and dated the 18th July 1863.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Frederick Joseph Mavor
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with bis Petition, on
the 18th July 1863.
I, FREDERICK JOSEPH MAVOB, of Park Street, Grosvenor Square, in the
County of Middlesex, Veterinary Surgeon, do hereby declare the nature of the
said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN HORSE-SHOES," to be as follows:-
My Invention of "Improvements in Horse-shoes" consists in constructing
the shoe in such a manner that the horse may obtain a better foot-hold and
be less liable to slip than heretofore. The form of the shoe also is such that it
cannot press upon the tender part of the foot and is moveover much lighter,
more easily manufactured, and consequently less expensive than the ordinary
form of horse-shoe. In carrying out my Invention the foot face of the shoe is
made to correspond in width to the wall of the hoof, so that no part of the shoe
shall press on or extend over the sole or soft part of the foot. The ground
face of the shoe is bevilled inwards, so that the heads of the nails will be lower
than the outer edge or tread of the shoe, and therefore the nails will be pro-
tected from wear. The outer edge or tread being thus narrowed down and
all superfluous parts of the shoe cut away, the shoe will be considerably
lightened and the horse will have a good foot-hold and not be liable to slip.
It will also be evident that as the foot face of the shoe is mado to fit and lio

page_text: flush and close on the wall of the foot, no grit, mud, or pebbles can get
between the shoe and the foot, and thereby occasion pain by some hard
substance pressing on the sole.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said Frederick Joseph Mavor in the Great Seal Patent Office
on the 16th January 1864.
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TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, J, FREDERICK
JOSEPH MAVOR, of Park Street, Grosvenor Square, in the County of Middlesex,
Veterinary Surgeon, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Eighteenth day of July, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, in the twenty-seventh year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the
said Frederick Joseph Mavor, Her special license that I, the said Frederick
Joseph Mavor, my. executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others
as I, the said Frederick Joseph Mavor, my executors, administrators, and
assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and
at all times thereafter during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully
might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN HORSE-SHOES," upon the condition (amongst others) that
I, the said Frederick Joseph Mavor, by an instrument in writing under
my hand and seal, should particularly describe and ascertain the nature
of the said Invention, and in what manner the same was to be performed,
and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six
calendar months next and immediately after the date of the said Letters
Patent..
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NOW KNOW. YE, that I, the said Frederick Joseph Mavor, do hereby
declaro the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement, reference being had to the Drawing hereunto annexed,
and to the letters and figures marked thereon (that is to say):
:-
My Invention of "Improvements in Horse-shoes" consists in constructing
the shoe in such a manner that it will not impede the naturally free and
elastic action of the sole of the horse's foot but will give the animal a better
foot-hold than heretofore. To this end I so form and proportion the shoe that
it cannot press, upon the sensitive part or sole of the foot. The shoe I moreover

page_text: make much lighter than usual, and it has the further advantage of being more
easily manufactured, and is consequently less expensive to produce than the
ordinary form of horse-shoe.
In the accompanying Drawing Fig. 1 shews the improved shoe in plan
view, the "tread" face or ground surface being uppermost, and Fig. 2 is a
section of the shoe taken in the line 1, 2, of Fig. 1.
The upper or foot face of the shoe I make to correspond in width to the
wall or crust of the hoof, so that no part of the shoe shall press on or extend
over the sole or soft part of the foot. The ground or tread face of the shoe is
bevilled inwards, so that the heads of tho nails used to secure the shoe to the
hoof will be lower than the outer edge which forms the tread of the
shoe, and will therefore be protected from wear. By thus narrowing down
the tread and cutting away all superfluous parts, the shoe will be considerably
lightened and the horse will have a good foot-hold and not be liable to slip.
It will also be evident that as the upper or foot face of the shoe is made to fit
and lie flush and close on the wall of the foot, no opportunity will be afforded
for grit, mud, or pebbles to get between the shoe and the foot and occasion
pain to the horse by pressing on the sole. I would also remark that the
great depth of the shoe renders it peculiarly well adapted for a flat foot, for
the width being only equal to the width of the crust or wall of the foot, allows
of the naturally free and elastic action of the sole before referred to. Another
merit of the shoe is that its use does away with the necessity for paring the
horn from the sole, which horn, when allowed to grow, forms the best possible
protection to the sensitive foot.
Having now set forth the nature of my Invention of "Improvements in
Horse-shoes," and explained the manner of carrying the same into effect, I
wish it to be understood that under the above in part recited Letters Patent
I claim constructing horse-shoes in the manner above described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Frederick Joseph Mavor, have hereunto
set my hand and seal, the Fifteenth day of January, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.
Witness,
J. W. MOFFATT,
66, Chancery Lane.
FRED JOS. MAVOR. (L.S.)