A New or Improved Manufacture of Horse Shoes.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 19th July, 1889-Accepted, 24th Aug., 1889
PROVISIONAL
SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Manufacture of Horse Shoes.
I, RALPH CROMPTON of Elton Paper Mills, near Bury in the County of Lancaster,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:—
It is a well known fact that horse shoes made entirely of metal become very
slippery when partly worn, besides which the rigidity and hardness of the metal shoes
prevent the horse's foot from expanding in the natural way. This and the severe
concussion inseparable from metal shoes, especially on hard pavements, are often the
cause of lameness.
Various combinations of rubber and leather with metal have been tried with only
partial success, and the old form of metal shoe is still by far the most used.
I propose to make horse shoes of a material somewhat resembling the natural horn
of the hoof or the outer or harder portion thereof.
The material I employ for this purpose is celluloid or Xylonite in combination with
metal filings or borings such as Iron, or Steel, Sand, Emery, Corundum, Granite,
Spar, powdered glass, or other suitable gritty substance, or substances, to render
the material harder and give it a rough wearing surface. With the material may
be combined vegetable fibres, such as Cotton, Linen, Hemp, Jute, Wood Pulp, or
the like, or mineral substances, such as Manganese, Asbestos, Agalite (a white fibrous
mineral substance of the nature of asbestos and which comes from America), Clay,
Talc, or Cement. The Celluloid is made in the ordinary way by preference and for
cheapness from unbleached vegetable fibres in the form of Tissue paper, which is
treated with Nitric and Sulphuric Acids forming Pyroxyline. This is afterwards
dissolved by Camphor, Ether, or other solvent, and pressed. The other materials
may be added when in a plastic state. The Celluloid or mixture when brought to a
suitable state is then moulded, stamped, or cut into any desired form of Shoe, and
afterwards seasoned or dried in a heated room, or drying chamber. It will then be
found that the material has become hard, and horny, and is quite impervious to
moisture, and will not warp, or shrink.
Horse shoes made in the manner described are hard, tough, light in weight, and
durable, besides which they possess sufficient elasticity to allow the heel to expand
naturally, thus preventing or curing contracted feet. In addition they prevent
slipping and severe concussion, and do not make nearly so much noise as the ordinary
shoes. They may be made in any desirable shape and size and attached to the hoof
with nails.
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RALPH CROMPTON.
By Jensen & Son,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Manufacture of Horse Shoes.
I, RALPH CROMPTON of Elton Paper Mills, near Bury in the County of Lancaster,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:
It is a well known fact that horseshoes made entirely of metal become very
slippery when partly worn besides which the rigidity and hardness of the metal shoes
prevent the horses foot from expanding in the natural way. This and the severe.

page_text: concussion inseparable from metal shoes especially on nara pavements are often
cause of lameness.
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Various combinations of rubber and leather with metal have been tried with a view
to remedy the above named evils but with only partial success and the old form of
metal shoe is still by far the most in use, though some improved or lighter forms of
iron or steel shoes have been somewhat introduced.
I propose to make horseshoes of a horny gritty material somewhat resembling the
natural horn of the hoof or the outer or harder portion thereof, but sufficiently rough
or frictional as to prevent slipping on asphalt wood or other smooth pavement while
giving the needed protection to the hoof and withstanding wear.
The material I employ for this purpose is celluloid or xylonite in combination with
hard gritty substances such as metal filings or borings such as iron or steel, sand,
emery, corundum, granite, spar, powdered glass or other similar substance or sub-
stances to render the mixture harder than xylonite and give it a rough or frictional
wearing surface. With the aforesaid may be combined a small proportion of chopped
vegetable fibre, such as, cotton, linen, hemp, jute wood pulp or the like or mineral
substances such as manganese, asbestos, agalite (a white fibrous substance of the
nature of asbestos and which comes from America) clay, tale or cement, all of which
reduce the cost of the mixture.
The celluloid or xylonite is or may be made in the ordinary way by preference and
for cheapness from unbleached vegetable fibres in the form of tissue paper, which is
treated with nitric and sulphuric acids, forming pyroxyline. This is afterwards
dissolved by camphor, ether or other solvent and pressed. The other material or
materials may be added when the celluloid is in the plastic state, or at any other
suitable stage of manufacture and should be well mixed therewith.
A suitable mixture is about of iron filings or gritty substance to of celluloid by
bulk or of iron filings to of celluloid. But I may use even only of iron filings
to of celluloid or a less proportion of gritty substance according to the style and
weight of the shoe and the nature of the road or pavement. Sometimes 1 find it
advantageous to protect the fore part or toc of the shoe, where the greatest wear takes
place, with a thin plate of iron or steel of any suitable form.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing is a plan of underside of a shoe with one form
or example of toe plate figure 2 a vertical longitudinal section through shoe and toe
plate and figure 3 a section. The shoe A is an example made of a plain rectangular
section, has a roughened steel toe plate B which laps right round the shoe and is fixed
thereto by screws, bolts or rivets. Figure 4 is upperside plan and figure 5 section
through a shoe with another form of toe plate B which is merely carried along the
underside and front edges.
Figures 6 and 7 are underside plan and longitudinal section of a shoe A with a
toeplate B partly embedded in the shoe and also carried up in front.
Figures 8 and 9 shew similar views of a shoe A with toeplate B embedded in the
shoe.
The celluloid mixture having been brought to a suitable state is moulded punched
stamped or cut into any desired form of shoe and afterwards seasoned or dried in a
heated room or drying chamber. Or the shoes may be moulded punched stamped or cut
out of partly seasoned material by machinery, finished by hand if required and then
seasoned to the full extent. It will then be found that the material has become hard
and horny. It is also quite impervious to moisture and after thoroughly seasoning
will not warp or shrink.
Horseshoes made in the manner described are hard, tough, light in weight and
durable besides which they possess sufficient clasticity to allow the heel to expand
naturally thus preventing or curing contracted feet. In addition they prevent
slipping and severe concussion and do not make nearly the same noise as the ordinary
shoes of steel or iron. They may be made of any desirable shape and size and be
attached to the hoof with nails or otherwise according to the form or construction
chosen.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I, declare that what I
claim is :-
First The manufacture of horseshoes of celluloid mixed with iron filings or other
gritty substances with or without fibrous substances substantially as set forth.
Second-The manufacture of horseshoes of the celluloid mixture and provided with
a toe plate or clip for increasing the wearing properties at the toe part, substantially
as set forth.
Third As a new article of manufacture a horse shoe of any suitable form or
section made of the celluloid mixture with or without a toe plate or clip.
Dated this 10th L..
T1 1900
JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.