Decemeer I. IQCS. 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



103 



London's Great Rubber Heel Show. 



THE American trade was represented to an unusual extent 

 this \ear at tlie International Shoe and Leather Fair, held 

 at Agricultural Hall, London, November 2-7. With the 

 exhibit of leather in general and leather shoes in particular The 

 India Rubber Worui, of course, has little concern, though 

 mention may be made of the extensive exhibit, occupy- 

 ing eight "spaces," of the .British United Shoe Machinery Co., 

 Limited, of Leicester, which duplicates abroad the work of this 

 important company in the United States. A full line of this 

 company's output of machinery was shown — so extensive that 

 a mere list would fill a page of The India Rubber World. 

 The Singer Sewing Machine Ga., Limited, also had an exten- 

 sive exhibit, including several types of machines well known in 

 the rubber trade. Several items in their display were described 

 as "goloshing and v.Tmping" machines — a term unusual in the 

 L'nited States. 



'I he .American rubber factory trade was represented by the 

 following: 



United States Boot, Shoe and Leather Co., Goswell road, Lon- 

 don (Space No. 5). — A full range of "Candee" and "Federal" 

 brands of rubber footwear, including the "Fairy" brand and a few 

 novelties suitable for Louis heel goods. 



Hood Rubber Co., Limited, High street, London — the foreign 

 branch of the Hood Rubber Co., of Boston (Spaces 20 and 223). 

 — Men's, women's and children's rubber boots and shoes. The 

 Hcod representation in Europe formerly was in the hands of 

 C. W. Randall & Co., American boot importers, who used part 

 of the same spaces for various leather footwear products. 



The B. F. Goodrich Co., Snow Hill, London (Space 7o6a). — 

 "Goodrich" straightline rubber oversolcs, "Goodrich" revolving 

 heels, "Majestic" heels, O'Sullivan rubber heels and soles. 



Mention may be made also of some -American products, which 

 figured in the display of Howison & Co., Limited, London (Space 

 630). — Here were "Penna" rubber heels, in various styles, manu- 



facuircd at Jeannette, Pennsylvania, and Maynard summer shoes. 



The Boston Blacking Co., Limited, Leicester, are, of course, 

 the English branch of a long established American firm, who 

 exhibited, among other products, their rubber cements. 



The British rubber trade was represented by some important 

 lirms engaged in the industry generally, first of which may be 

 noted : 



The India Rubber, Gutta Percha and Telegraph Works Co., 

 Limited, Silvcrtown (Space 14). — Their display included "Gray- 

 silver" and other brands of rubber heels, revolving pads, rubber 

 soles and some general rubber goods. 



The Dunlop Rubber Co., Limited, Birmingham (Space 35), 

 showed rubber heels and soles in plain and fancy patterns, pneu- 

 matic soles and heels for sporting boots and shoes, and sheet 

 rubber of various descriptions. 



North British Rubber Co., Limited, Edinburgh (Space 104). 

 — Rubber overshoes, snow "Wellington," "Napoleon" and fishing 

 liDots, canvas shoes (Plimsolls), "Douglas" tennis shoes, in-stcp 

 pads, rubber soles, football bladders and rubber goods generally. 



The London house of the French company, Etablissments 



New Det.mi.s i.v Ruduer Soles. 



(On the left — the llarboro' patent adjustable sole, showing under sur- 

 face. On the light — Harbcro' patent tennis sole, cut through the center.] 



Pad Carrying Insurance Policy. 



Hutchinson (Space 116), exhibited a large assortment of rub- 

 ber overshoes and boots and Plimsoll and gj'mnastic shoes. 



Calmon Asbestos and Rubber Works, Limited, representing 

 the important Hamburg house of Calmon (Space 203), exhibited 

 overshoes, white evening dress overshoes, overboots for chauf- 

 feurs, gymnasium shoes, Plimsolls, white sporting shoes, snow 

 boots and rubber footwear generally for export to different 

 countries. 



But the preceding list by no means exhausts the rubber features 

 of the show. Heels have been mentioned in connection with most 

 I if the exhibits referred to, but there were other heels. It was, 

 in fact, a rubber heel show. The concerns devoted to this out- 

 put alone were : 



The Revolite Co., Limited, Manchester (Space 10). 



Tlie Palatine Heel Co., Preston and London (Space 



Redfern's Rubber Work.s, Hyde (Space 18). 



Phillip's Patents. Limited, London (Space 31). 



Wiiod-Milne, Limited. Preston (Spaces 41 and 138). 



The Danipad Rubber Co., London (Space 46). 



Lancashire Revolving Rubber Heel Co., Manchester (Space 

 118). 



The Nuform Rubber Heel Co., Leicester (Space 126). 



The Harboro' Rubber Co., Market Harboro' (Spaces 222 and 

 421). 



I he "Lagos" Rubber Works, Stockport (Space 239A). 



Spencer's Patent Combined Rubber and Leather Heels, Lon- 

 don (Space 245). 



Tacipcds, Limited. Birmingham (Space 661). 



The India Rubber Manufacturing Co., London (Space 713). 



17). 



