January i, 1907.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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NEW GOODS AND SPECIALTIES IN RUBBER. 



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PLUMBERS' friend" AND HANDY FORCE PUMP. 

 UK force pumps as shown herewitli are well named 

 Hr- • Plumbers' Friend," for in the plumbers' work 

 no p.Trt of his equipment can take precedence of 

 this. The Elkhart Rubber Works (Elkhart, Indi- 

 ana) arc puttiuj^ out pumps with both long and short han- 

 dles that are made of the best rubber obtainable, 

 the wearing qualities of which are said to be 

 everything that could be desired. The long 

 handle pump is 4 inches in diameter with a han- 

 dle 4 feet long, while the short handle ones are 

 made in three sizes, 3 inches in diameter, 3, '4 

 inches and 4', inches. A guarantee of .satisfac- 

 tion is said to go with the pump. 



SQUASH BALLS. 

 E\ EN skill in squash is at a discount if the 

 player has not the best of balls for the game. 

 Tlie Goodrich Squash Balls stand very high and 

 have added zest to many a good game that 

 would otherwise have proved spiritless. These 

 come, in style, covered and uncovered. Those 

 covered are sewed with gut, have thoroughlj' 

 seasoned- center of triple-ply, cross-grained wall 

 and reenforced seams, have felt covers of finest 

 stock, and a diameter of 2 j\ inches. The weight 

 is 2 ounces. The uncovered ball comes in dull 

 red, black, heavy all rubber wall and diameter of 

 I '4 inches. The weight is i ounce. These balls 

 are also for use in the game of tennis which is 

 somewhat more in favor since out-of-door games 

 have become so popular among both men and 

 women. [The B. F. Goodrich Co., .A.kron, dhio.] 



"klingtite" bath .sprays. 

 The quickness with which these sprays may be attached 

 and detached, and the fact that a positive connection can be 



assured under 

 all conditions 

 w i t h o u t re- 

 gard to the 

 varying pres- 

 sure of the 

 passing liq- 

 uid, and with- 

 out recourse to 

 tools of any 

 kind, have 

 gone far in 

 establish i n g 

 them in public 

 fav o r. T h e 

 secret of the 



easy and expeditious management of the sprays is in the 

 hose connection, which is attached by simply pushing the 

 end of the hose through an opening in the disk and over a 

 hollow cone, thus making an absolutely tight joint that be- 

 comes more effective by increased pressure or any lateral 

 As it is almost impossible to use a bath spray with- 



Patint nppliod for. 



out kinking, thus accumulating pressure, the "Klingtite" 

 connection is of especial value, as the rubber tubing of these 

 sprays withstands the lull force of ordinary city water and 

 the connection also withstands pressure, or rather it is more 

 effectual under increased pressure. The casings are made 

 from sheet aluminum, highly polished. [The James Manii- 

 facturing Co., No. 1939 Broadway, Denver, Colorado.] 



"THE WIZARD" PENCIL HOLDER. 



A CONVENIENCE which saves time, patience, and pencils, 

 is the "Wizard" Pencil Holder. It is .such an easy 

 thing for a man to 



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place a pencil in the 

 wrong pocket, to 

 snap the point, or 

 lose it altogether, 

 that any device 

 whereby it may be 

 securely kept is wel- 

 comed most cordial- 

 ly. A small, neatly 

 made receptacle of 

 rubber, attached to 

 the vest pocket, as 

 illustrated herewith 

 by the dozen, serves 

 the purpose for 

 which it is intended 

 — that of preventing 

 I0.SS. An opening at the top and bottom of the case overlap- 

 ped by a small flap is the plan on which the " Wizard " is 

 made. [The Mitzel Rubber Co., Canollton, Ohio.] 



TURNBUCKLE FOR HARTFORD TIRES. 

 Tins illustration relates to the new form of turnbuckle. to 

 be fitted regularly for 1907 to all Hartford Universal rims, 

 for Dunlop or Clincher type 

 tires. The original turnbuckle, 

 made by the Hartford company 

 in 1904, was made on the same 

 principle except that it had a 

 round end crank wrench ' i n 

 place of the square end which 

 has now been substituted in the 

 1907 improvement. The new device enables one to adjust 

 the tire to the rim with success, the turnbuckle taking up 

 any variation in the ring or rim. Its use ensures that per- 

 fect fit of tire to rim which is essential to safety as well as 

 to long even wear, and likewise facilitates the attachment 

 and detachment. It is, in brief, a small worm gear, made 

 integral with the right-and-left threads connecting the two 

 ends of the expanding ring in the rim. Threads and gear 

 being one piece, no "give " is possible to either, and the ac- 

 tion of spreading apart (for detaching) and drawing together 

 (for attaching) is made positive and effective by the square 

 end crank wrench fitting the center opening in the portion 

 below the rim. Care has been taken to give the turnbuckle 

 the most positive location, so that no part of it can move in 

 the slightest degree from the opening through which access 



