March i, 1907. 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



181 



New Goods and Specialties in Rubber. 



TEE KYGEIA NURSING BOTTLE HOLDER. 



IT was a happy thought that prompted the patcnthig by Alfred 

 II. OberK. of Belle Fourche, North Dakota, of the hygeia 

 nursing bottle holder. This holder can truly he called the 

 niotlu-r's friend. It holds the bottle firmly in position, and in 



just the right way to enable the 



milk to be used to advantage. 



« .-. . XI This little invention, as the illus- 



l^^f\ \\ tration shows, is simple in de- 



J^^^l ' I/\\ ^'8" 3nd absolutely no work to 



^^^^^H|[ I \ \ care for, while its use saves the 



^^Hi^^Rl g \ I mother much time. It is intended 



V . ll \j especially for use with the hygeia 



VJ nursing bottle which is manufac- 



tured by the company bearing 



Nursing Bottle Holder, "'^^ "-'"i^ '" Buffalo, New York. 



THE GILBERT PONCHO AND HELMET. 



1'hkse articles of automobile apparel are something quite new, 



and apparently well worth the attention of the autoist. They are 



the product of the Gilbert Manufacturing Co. (New Haven, 



Conn.), wluili r.iinpany has been styled "the automobile pro- 

 tectionist," so many storm- 

 proof covers of various de- 

 scriptions having been of their 

 manufacture. These, too. have 

 been about evenly divided be- 

 tween car and occupants. The 

 poncho, which is illustrated 

 here, extends down to the 

 waist, has a close fitting yoke 

 collar fastened with large snap 

 Gilbert Poxcuo. buttons, and is a desirable 



article for use during stormy or cold weather. 



It is made from the best quality of rubbered 



cloth which makes it stormproof in more than 



name. For those desiring complete protection 



of face, head and chest when riding at speed, 



or for protection when exposed to stormy or 



very cold weather, the helmet is provided. It 



fits snugly, buttoning down over the chest, 



and is not in any way clumsy or unsightly. 



The material is fleece-lined rubber cloth, and 



it is made in hat sizes. _ .,.. 



(iILBERT 11 EL .MET. 

 LA CROSSE "RED FIBER" RUBBER HEEL. 



The La Crosse Rubber Mills Co. (La Crosse, Wisconsin), in 

 addition to their regular line of footwear, are bringing out a full 

 line with "red fiber" heels. These are referred to as wearing 

 much longer than most heels, and never bursting out. 



AN AIR TIGHT TIRE JOINT. 



\Vh.\t appears to be a good idea in tire making has been 

 evolved from the inventive brain of a Massachusetts man. It 

 consists of combination cushion, single tube and pneumatic tire, 

 supplied at the head with an air tight, dovetailed joint between the 

 clincher heads. Unusually thick and strong canvas is used, and 

 there is enough rubber combined with it to afford the highest 

 degree of resiliency and strength to the completed tire. The head 

 is stiflfened with a wooden core whicli follows the clincher and 

 gives ample purchase for holding the flanges in place. Above the 

 flanges there is a reinforcement of rubber that is intended to 

 prevent rim cutting. The surfaces of the dovetailing are covered 



RUBBERS. 



With soft rubber, so that when the flanges are pressed together 

 the joint is absolutely air tight, no matter how much pressure 

 may be exerted by the pump. Mr. Newton Crane, of Boston, is 

 the inventor. 



"SO LITE 



The light rubber shoes, 

 for ladies' wear, made by 

 the dipped process, and 

 known to the trade as the 

 "So Lite" goods, have had 

 mention before in these 

 columns, but are referred 

 to again in order to intro- 

 duce an illustration of 

 them. They are particu- 

 larly adapted for use in 

 showery weather, or to be 

 taken on a trip when rain 

 is threatening. [The "So 

 Lite" Rubber Co., Roch- 

 ester, New York.] 



So Lite" Rubber. 



FLEXIBLE GAS TUBING. 



G.\s tubing that is not gas tight, as some one has suggested, 

 might as well be used for a child's jumping rope as for any other 

 purpose, and much better for that than an attempted use for gas 

 tubing. The Clayville Manufacturing Co. (Providence, Rhode 

 Islandl is making a specialty of manufacturing a tubing of 

 unusual thickness and of a specially fine quality of rubber, mak- 

 ing the essential object for which t\djing is made the primary 

 consideration of their product. Much time has been employed 

 in perfecting the details of manufacture and every possible con- 

 sideration for the matter of durability has been considered. Every 

 piece of tubing is tested at 20 pounds vacuum pressure instead of 

 10 pounds, the amount of pressure often used. 



PNEUMATIC SHOE TREE. 



The illustration relates to a recently patented Pneumatic Shoe 

 Tree. In this design the upper and ankle are composed of elas- 

 tic material, and the sole is flexible at the waist, while at the heel 

 and toe it is stiff. Interiorly it is provided with means detach- 

 ably connected to the heel 

 portion for forcing the tree 

 into the boot or shoes or for 

 withdrawing them. There 

 is also means attached at 

 the upper part of the ankle 

 for opening or hermetically 

 closing the tree. Provision 

 is likewise made for inflat- 

 ing the tree. David M. 

 Reid, Mingo Junction, Ohio, 

 Pneum.\tic Shoe Tree. is the patentee. 



FANCY STOPPER TOP. 



In a wild flight of fancy some genius has conceived an idea 

 of his Satanic majesty, than wdiich nothing more satanic could be 

 desired by the most daring, and this genius has been successful 

 in having the witchery of thought escape through his finger tips, 

 and the result is a grotesque rubber head adorned with brilliant 

 red horns, ears, eyes, nose and lips of red. while a red tongue 

 of enlarged proportions protrudes from between open lips, the 

 whole surmounting a bottle stopper. One is not quite sure 

 whether the tongue is supposed to indicate certain gastronomic 



