April i, 1902.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER \VORLD 



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NEW GOODS AND SPECIALTIES IN RUBBER. 



MOTORMEN'S ARCTICS. 



AN exceedingly serviceable and popular shoe is the Motor- 

 man's arctic, shown in the accompanying illustration. 

 It is made to be worn with socks and in one width only. 

 It IS a high laced overshoe, especially adapted (or use 



of men standing 

 in exposed places. 

 It will be no- 

 ticed that the roll- 

 ed edge is so built 

 that it protects 

 the toe from con- 

 stant wear against 

 the front of the 

 car. The shoe is 

 provided with a 

 leather insole and 

 made in rights 

 and lefts. It is 

 also becoming 

 quite popular as a 

 hunting and fishing shoe. [Hood Rubber Co., Boston.] 

 THE "rex" rubber HEEL. 

 The manufacturers of this heel point out, not only the advan- 

 tages of a cushioned heel to 

 the wearer, particularly to 

 sufTerers from nervous trou- 

 bles, but also the desirabil- 

 ity of noiseless heels in hos- 

 pitals, sick rooms, and many 

 other places. The " Rex " 

 heels have no holes to 

 gather mud, while the suc- 

 tion cup design prevents 

 slipping. The manufacturers 

 advise The India Rubber 

 WoRtD that their heels have 

 met a large sale, owing to 

 the combination of a dura- 

 ble quality with a comparatively low price. [American Rubber 

 Heel Co., No. 200 Lake street, Chicago.] 



THE CLARK DETACHABLE TIRE. 

 This new vehicle tire is composed of a strut band, casing, 

 and inner tube. The strut band is composed of a strip of metal 

 to which are attached a number of struts, so spaced and ar- 

 ranged that when placed 

 on the rim, five of the 

 struts, which contain 

 lugs, will engage an 

 equal number of open- 

 ings in the steel rim. 

 The details of construc- 

 tion are such as to make 

 the Clark tire adaptable 

 to any rim. To apply 

 the tire, the strut band is first placed in the rim. One edge of 

 the casing is then attached, by means of eyelets, 10 the strut 

 band ; the inner tube is then placed in position, after the valve 

 stem has been inserted properly in the opening in the rim ; 



and the other side of the casing is brought over and similarly 

 fastened in place by means of a row of eyelets. Upon each side 

 of the casing is a chafing roll, of pure rubber — indicated in one 

 of the illustrations herewith — so placed as to lie directly upon 

 the rim edges, in order 

 to prevent the rim fiom 

 coming in contact with 

 the casing proper. This 

 latter feature is one to 

 be appreciated by per- 

 sons who have had much 

 experience with pneu- 

 matic tires. The casing 

 is molded in oval form 

 — see section cut — giv- 

 ing to it a compressed 

 tread when inflated. By this means cuts or punctures on the 

 tread are immediately closed, and while the Clark tire is not 

 claimed to be puncture proof, yet the compression will, in a 

 great measure, obviate the liability of punctures. These tires 

 have been exhibited at the recent automobile shows, after 

 having been thoroughly tested in practice for several months. 

 They are offered in sizes large enough for any vehicle. [The 

 Clark Tire Co., Lakeside building, Chicago.] 



RUBBER SHOES FOR THE CHINESE TRADE. 

 For a good many years one or two British firms have manu- 

 factured rubber footwear, shaped to correspond with the shoes 

 worn in China, but up to date little has been done in the United 

 States toward building up a trade in this class of goods. The 

 Apsley Ruber Co. (Hudson, Massachusetts) have, however, 

 lately made up some shoes for the Chinese market, a sample of 

 which is illustrated in the accompanying engraving. The Chi- 

 nese are a particularly 

 consei vative race, but as 

 quick as any other peo- 

 ple to adopt a new idea 

 when so presented as to 

 appeal to their sense of 



utility. They did not, 

 for example, wear 

 cotton socks until 

 within a recent pe- 

 riod, but, owing to 

 the efforts of English 

 merchants, these articles have been introduced in the seaport 

 cities of China, with such success that some large English mills 

 are now devoted to the production of cotton socks for Chinese 

 wear alone. An American consular report quoted in the last 



