Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1896 — Paper- Horseshoes. [ARTICLE]

Paper- Horseshoes.

, A practical invention by a veterinary surgeon Is now successfully applied at Berlin. He manufactures horseshoes of paper iinpregnated with.oil or turpentine to make it waterproof. After. being saturated, It is, glided together in thin layers with a cement winch does not become brittle when drying and consists of a mixture bf Venetian turpentine, powdered linseed oil and lacquer. These horseshoes are made in Various thicknesses. The holes, admitting thenaile by which the shoe is fastened to the hoof, are stamped through the paper when moist; it S is then subjected to a very strong pressure, under a hydraulic prossT'vnd, when dry, can be filed and planed to fit the hoof snugly. The Inventor has already attempted to make these horseshoes of paper pulp, adding chalk, sand, turpentine and linseed oil in such quantities that the material is Impermeable to moisture. This composition possesses the necessary and toughness for the purpose; it can be pressM ifi lliblds and dried afterwards, or cut out of blocks of the mass and placed under strong pressure. The shoes made by pasting together paper sheets are preferable, as they are stronger than those made of the compressed material. These shoes can be fastened to the horse’s hoof either by nails, as usual, or be cemented with glue, consisting of gum of ammonia one part and gutta-percha two parts. -Paper World, ,