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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[June i, 1905. 



bottle, which varies from the others chiefly in design, is known 

 as the " Fish Design." At first thought this might not appeal 

 to everybody, but in reality the bottle is pleasingly unique and 

 really artistic. The mouth of the bottle represents in a meas- 

 ure the head of a fish which is decidedly of the pout order. 

 The surface of the bag, instead of having the usual fine corru- 

 gations, shows a series of scales, while two-thirds of the way 

 down the bag are a pair of fins which serve excellently in hand- 

 ling the bag when it is full of hot water, the tail of the fish bag 

 taking the place of the usual tab by which the bottle is hung 

 up when not in use. Both of the above bottles are made in the 

 usual standard sizes and in the special maroon rubber for which 

 the Goodyear's India Rubber Glove Manufacturing Co. (New 

 York), the makers, are widely famous. 



THE DE VI1.BISS PERFUME DEMONSTRATOR. 

 This article is designed for the convenience of dealers in 

 demonstrating perfumes for the 

 benefit of customers, and also for 

 the sake of the economy which its 

 use involves. The old way of dem- 

 onstrating perfume by shaking off 

 the cork and waiting until the al- 

 cohol has evaporated necessitates 

 a waste of perfume and a loss of 

 time. The DeVilbiss perfume spray- 

 gives life to the perfume and im- 

 parts fragrance in a satisfactory manner. By compressing the 

 bulb with one finger over the spray- 

 ing point all the fluid in the spray- 

 ing tube is returned to the bottle, 

 which makes a saving of one or two 

 drops at each demonstration. This 

 appliance is also adapted for spray- 

 ing insecticides or deodorizing and 

 disinfecting solutions in the sick 

 room. A seamless bulb is used 

 which is guaranteed not to split 

 or crack. [De Vilbiss Manufac-: 

 taring Co., Toledo, Ohio.] 



MOTZ'S VEHICLE TIRE. 

 The illustration relates to a solid rubber vehicle tire which 

 Is secured in the undercuts of a channeled rim by diagonally-ex- 

 tending cross wires, 

 arranged in parallel 

 position. When the 

 tire is being applied 

 to the rim the diago- 

 nally-extending wires 

 will yield or give suffi- 

 ciently with the rubber, where pressure is applied, to allow the 

 tire to enter the channel. The ends of the wires will then 

 extend under the converging flanges of the channel rim. It 

 has been found that under severe longitudinal strain, solid 

 rubber tires of light construction are liable to stretch, and 

 at the same time to narrow in cross section, so as to per- 

 mit the tire to disengage the undercut portion of the chan- 

 nel. In order to overcome this difl^culty, endless circum- 

 ferential wires are placed inside the channel rim, and over 

 the ends of the diagonal cross wires, outside the elastic 

 tire. The illustration shows the model of tire preferred by the 

 inventor; it also shows, through the removal of a portion of 

 the solid rubber, the position of the diagonal and the circum- 

 ferential wires. United States patent No. 763,996 has been 

 issued to Charles A. Motz, who has pending an application for 



a further patent covering modifications of this tire. [Motz 

 Clincher Tire and Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio.] 



SPRINGFIELD ABRASIVE POLISHING WHEEL. 

 These wheels are intended for putting a high polish on cut- 

 lery, edge tools, or metal of any kind, after the roughness has 

 been taken ofl with an all-emery or 

 carborundum wheel. They are made/ 

 of a compound into which rubberj 

 enters, with a view to preventing the' 

 emery from scratching or marring 

 the metal. Carborundum is used in these wheels when the 

 parties ordering them desire it. These wheels are recommended 

 for removing rust spots, as well as for putting a high polish on 

 metal goods of any kind. They have only recently been placed 

 upon the market, but are understood to have met with a good de- 

 mand. An application for a patent is pending. [The Spring- 

 field Tire and Rubber Co., Springfield, Ohio.] 



THE " INNOVATION " COMB. 

 The illustration herewith relates to something absolutely 

 new in the way of combs. According to some hair specialists 

 a comb with sharp teeth 

 should never be used, or 

 a comb with teeth too 

 close together. The 

 hair should first be dis- 

 entangled with a coarse 



comb, after which a semi coarse comb should be used. The 

 " Innovation " comb has been designed to meet these require- 

 ments, and as will be seen from the illustration has the fine 

 or semi coarse teeth set back from the line of coarse teeth. 

 The length in which these combs are supplied is 8 inches. 

 Patents have been secured in the United States and the 

 principal countries in Europe. [The Hanover Rubber Co., 

 Limited — George Borgfeldt & Co., New York.] 



fcUBLAIN FLOORING. 

 RUBLAIN is a term made up from the words rubber and 

 porcelain, to designate a new article of flooring formed of a 

 combination of these substances. Rublain is made by combin- 

 ing, by means of hydraulic pressure and vulcanization, rubber 

 and ceramic mosaics, different colored mosaics being assem- 

 bled to produce ornamental designs. In the process of manu- 

 facture the rubber is forced into all the interstices between the 

 ceramic mosaics, at the same time spreading a sheet of rubber 

 '/i inch thick on the under side of the design. This flooring is 

 referred to as being adapted to be laid on any foundation, old 

 or new wooden floors, or upon concrete; when additions are 

 required they can be made readily and the new cannot be dis- 

 tinguished from the old. The ceramic mosaics are indestruc- 

 tible, and in adhesive properties the rubber is asserted to ex- 

 cel the best Portland cement. Any design required may be 

 made without the use of special molds or dies, and an unlim- 

 ited field exists for color schemes. A floor of this material 

 was laid in one of the buildings of the St. Louis Exposition in 

 1904, and was walked over by thousands of persons daily. It 

 was awarded a gold medal, and is now in the office of the man- 

 ufacturers in good condition. This new flooring and the pro- 

 cess of manufacture are protected by patents. [The Trent Tile 

 Co., Trenton, New Jersey.] 



Japan. — A new schedule of import duties will take effect on 

 July I, 1905, when an advance will be made on most items. 

 Rubber belting and hose will then be dutiable at 15 per cent. 

 ad valoretn, instead of 10 per cent, as at present. 



