Patent Model - Improvement in Horse-Shoes
Maker and role
John Heyl (b.1842, d.1929), Patentee
John Heyl (b.1842, d.1929), Assignee
John Wiggins, Assignee
Production date
Jul 21 1868
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, brass
Measurements
4 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 6 1/2" (11.4 x 12.1 x 16.5cm)
Description
Heyl's patent is for "a new and useful Invention for Securing a Shoe to the Hoof of a Horse..." This method consists of "fixing the shoe to the hoof by means of the connection, the jaws of the latter should be opened apart as far as possible, and the hoof introduced between them." (Patent Number 80,074)
Collection
Object number
2015.14.892
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