August i, 1905.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER V/ORLD 



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NEW GOODS AND SPECIALTIES IN RUBBER. 



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THE BARKER MASSAGE MACHINE. 

 ASSAGE appliances involving the use of rubber have 

 come into very widespread use. Hitherto massage 

 movements have been applied first by the hand alone, 

 and more recently with the aid of devices used by the 

 hand. The illustration herewith relates to a mechanical device 



intended to combine the 

 stroking, kneading, and vi- 

 brating movements all in 

 one, which the hand mas- 

 seur cannot do. Besides 

 which, the rate of move- 

 ment attainable is very 

 many times greater than is 

 possible in hand massage. 

 Again, by the use of the 

 machines the treatment 

 can be applied for any de- 

 sired length of time, while 

 at best the movements of 

 the hand masseur cannot be 

 ' maintained for more than a 

 few minutes continuously. 

 The cut herewith illustrates 

 the rubber brush used 

 and the wooden handle by 

 means of which it is held and manipulated, the motion being 

 given by means of a small electric motor fnot included in the 

 cut) which may be connected to an electric lighting or other 

 similar current. This device was the subject of an award at 

 the St. Louis Exposition in 1904 and has come into use in most 

 of the cities in the United States, in large barber shops, mass- 

 age parlors, and so on. [James Barker, Iron Foundry and Ma- 

 chine Works, Philadelphia.] 



A SERVICEABLE ICE CREEPER. 

 While dealers in rubber and other boots and shoes are de- 

 tailing their orders for thecoming winter trade, it may be time- 

 ly to consider also the various accessory goods, the number and 

 variety of which is constantly increasing. The cut relates to and 

 illustrates the application of an Ice Creeper which can be used 



on rubber footwear of any style and also other boots and shoes. 

 They can be put on or taken off instantly and with ease and are 

 noiseless in use. There are no rivets or screws involved in 

 their construction or application. The " Brattleboro " style 

 is held in place with two rubber bands and the " Star " style 

 with a leather strap. The metal points in these creepers arc 



referred to as being especially hard, which makes them more 

 durable than any other article of this class in the market. 

 [Dunham Brothers, selling agents for the United States, Brat- 

 tleboro, Vermont.] 



A NEW TIRR FASTENING. 



United States patent No. 789937 relates to means for at- 

 taching a pneumatic rubber tire to the wheel rim, as indicated 

 in part by the accompanying illustra- 

 tion. The tire has its base formed with 

 a T shaped embedded space, the radial 

 part of which forms a bottom contin- 

 uous slot; binder plates within said 

 space, each plate having screw bosses 

 projecting through such slot ; a wheel 

 rim ; channel plates one of which hit' 

 an integral web secured to said rim , 

 the said screw bosses passing through 

 and engaging said channel web; and 

 screw bolts passing through the rim 

 and engaging said bosses, whereby the binder plate and the 

 channel web are secured together, to the rim, and to the tire. 

 The patentee is George T. Reed, of Baltimore, Maryland. 

 duff's ring grip for golf boots. 



The Ring Grip illustrated in the accompanping cuts is de- 

 signed for attachment by small 

 screws to the soles of leather boots, 

 for the use of golf players and other 

 sportsmen. They may be attached 

 to any boot or shoe, thus often ren- 

 dering it unnecessary to purchase 

 special footwear for sporting use. 

 As a further development of the idea , 

 the makers have brought out a rub- 

 ber golosh (shown in the illustration 

 on the left) with a heavy sole to 

 which the spring grips are fitted. 

 This handy footgear is intended to 

 be slipped over an ordinary walking 

 boot, does not extend beyond the 

 sole, and has no heel but is kept in its place by a strap which 

 passes around the heel. A pair of these goloshes weighs but 

 little, slips readily into the pocket, and can be almost instantly 

 put on in case a sudden dash of rain renders the footing un- 

 comfortable. [Dufif & Co., 10. Throgmorton avenue, E. C, 

 London.] 



THE "SURE foot" RUBBER HORSESHOE. 



The accompanying illustration relaKs not to a horseshce 

 pad merely, but to a horseshoe, ev- 

 ery part of which is made of rubber 

 except the straps and the buckles, 

 which are of leather and metal. The 

 shoe is intended to be worn over the 

 ordinary steel shoe under certain 

 circumstances, as for instance, on 

 the street in slippery weather, or on 

 lawns for the purpose of protecting 

 them. But there are reasons at times 



why the shoe should be worn in place of the steel shoe, as for 

 instance in case where the horse throws a shoe while driving, or 

 the horse's hoof has been injured or is diseased. No nails or 



