September i, 1905.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



407 



NEW GOODS AND SPECIALTIES IN RUBBER. 



THE " PENNA NOSE GUARD. 



THIS is a new article, comprising a body portion pro- 

 vided with an opening and a mouthpiece consisting of 

 a central web and heads or enlargements at the ends 

 thereof, the heads bearing upon the opposite sides of 

 the body portion adjacent to the opening 

 I therein, and one of the heads being flexible. 

 This nose guard is referred to as being more 

 durable than others in use, on account of 

 having a detachable mouthpiece, capable of 

 being renewed whenever necessary. The 

 chin extension further aids to make it a 

 practical and comfortable guard. Protected 

 by United States patent No. 790,237, issued 

 to Frank A. Wilcox. [Pennsylvania Rubber Co., Jeannette, Pa.] 



RUBBER POKER CHIPS. 



From time to time inquiries have reached The Indi.'V Rub- 

 ber World for information where to buy not only every 

 known article made of rubber but also for articles which could 

 hardly have e.xisted except in the minds of the inquirers— all of 

 whom, by the way, are not intimately identified with the rub- 

 ber trade. Among the things asked for have been " poker 

 chips." an article not described in any of the rubber encyclope- 



fdias. It happens, however, that a 

 very complete catalogue of rubber 

 sundries, just issued by a large manu- 

 facturer, contains an illustration of 

 i 



Poker Chips, though without explaining what they are for, and 

 as a matter of interest to the curious we have obtained permis- 

 sion to reproduce the picture here. The catalogue does men- 

 tion, however, that these articles are made of high grade white, 

 red, and blue rubber stock ; boxes packed with 50 white, 25 

 red, and 25 blue chips ; $20 per thousand. [The B. F. Goodrich 

 Co., Akron, Ohio.] 



ATTRACTIVE TOY ANIMALS. 

 This illustration relates to a new red rubber toy — a handsome 

 dog, 9'4 inches long and 5 inches high. By gently squeez- 

 ing its head the dog can be made to stick out his tongue in 

 a lifelike manner. Besides, the head is on a swivel and can 



A NEW TROUSER ROBE. 

 The trouser lobe for motoring shown in the illustration is 

 made to buckle around the waist and ankles. It is designed to 

 combine protection with freedom of motion, besides which it 

 keeps ofT the wind. As everybody knows, no small part of the 

 work of controlling an automobile in motion is done by the 



feet. Many machines having clutches are thrown in by the 

 feet, and in most cases the brakes are worked by the feet, and 

 when the feet are covered the man running a car is liable to 

 get into trouble. It is to obviate this difficulty that the robe 

 shown here has been brought out. In one of the western 

 states, it is asserted, a chauffeur while running a machine 

 is not allowed to wear a robe that will interfere with the 

 free movement of his feet. This robe is made of double 

 fabrics, with rubber between, which renders it wind proof 

 as well as waterproof. [L. C. Chase & Co., Boston and New 

 York.] 



THE INDENTED FIBER SOLE. 

 This cut relates to a rubber tread, as for shoe soles, com- 

 prising an elastic body, a wear resisting layer secured thereto 

 and composed of a piece of textile fabric having indentations 

 in the inner side and corresponding projections on its outer 

 side, and an elastic tread layer secured to the outer side 

 of the wear resisting layer, the said projections penetrat- 

 ing the tread layer and forming parts of the tread surface. 

 Each indentation in the surface of this sole not only unites 

 the fiber portion of the sole with the rubber portion, but 



be turned in any position. The toy is referred as being 

 strong and well constructed, perfectly modeled, color fast, and 

 it is washable. Each piece has a German silver whistle. There 

 are also made red rubber cats with tongues that protrude. 

 [The Hanover Rubber Co., Limited — George Borgfeldt Oi Co., 

 agents for the United States, New York.] 



also changes the angle of the threads of the fiber so that the 

 tread surface of the sole is made non slipping and non crack- 

 ing, thus conducing to both strength and flexibility. This con- 

 struction is known also as the " indented duck face sole." It 

 is the subject of United States patent No. 767,120, issued to 

 Philip W. Piatt. [Foster Rubber Co., Boston.] 



