January i, 1903] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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NEW GOODS AND SPECIALTIES IN RUBBER. 



APSLEY ADJUSTABLE INVISIBLE RUBBERS. 



*" I "HERE are many persons who do not wish to wear or- 



I dinary rubber shoes for the reason that they heat and 



draw the feet. At the same time they are averse to 



wet feet. Many such have worn heavy soles, so-called 



waterproof leather, etc. What they have needed, however, is 



exactly what is shown in the accompany- 

 ing illustration. That is, something that 

 protects the sole from the wet, that is so 

 shaped in *.he shank as to exclude water, I 

 snow, or mud, and that does not cover the 

 shoe upper. Rubbers of this kind may be 

 extra tight around the sole and yet be 

 comfortable, for the very good reason that 

 any extra pressure there aflects only the 

 solid leather and in no way compresses or 

 covers the foot. This type of shoe is ad- 

 justable by the use of a buckle and is made 

 only in full sizes. By the use of the adjustable buckle and the 

 different widths it is possible to fit almost any leather shoe 

 now on the market. [Apsley Rubber Co., Hudson, Massachu- 

 setts ] 



A MASK FOR VARNISHING. 



On account of the fumes arising from work in varnishing, 

 such a mask as is illustrated on this page often proves desir- 

 able, and it is mentioned here 

 for the reason that its use is ren- 

 dered possible only through the 

 employment of rubber tubing. 

 A very wide use of varnishing 

 masks will be found in connec- 

 tion with breweries, for the rea- 

 son that the insides of beer casks 

 are always varnished, in which 

 work it is necessary for the work- 

 man to bend over the barrel, 

 where the fumes are concentrated 

 and protection is especially de- 

 sirable. This particular mask 

 has been introduced into most 

 of the large breweries in the United States and Canada, all of 

 which manufacture their own casks. The manufacturer is now 

 also introducing it to oil works and manufacturing establish- 

 ments where such a device can prove useful. A considerable 

 amount of tubing is required on the whole, in making these ar- 

 ticles, on account of the length needed for connecting the 

 mask with the fresh air supply. This article weighs 4>^ ounces 

 and retails at §10, including the goggles. [E. P. Gallaher, 

 N ). 3 Winfield avenue, Jersey City. New Jersey.] 



THE "UNIVERSAL" CEMENT. 

 A CEMENT which appears from the description to be in a 

 class by itself, and which should find a very ready market, par- 

 ticularly among rubber manufacturers and users, is called the 

 " Universal " cement. In the first place, it is a sticker that not 



only is thoroughly waterproof, but absorbs no water. It has 

 already been applied to rubber, leather, canvas, and cotton 

 belting, wood, and other materials, and not only holds perfectly 

 but is continuously flexible. Hot water or steam do not affect 

 it in the least, and it has been applied as a splice for laundry 

 paper, and saw mill belling — work in which the ordinary 

 leather splice is quickly affected. When used in connection 

 with soling and patching leather shoes it makes practically a 

 one piece sole which gives no sign of weakening under the 

 most severe wear. An unusual point of value with regard to 

 this cement is that it is oil proof. It has been applied to oil 

 free surfaces that are later submerged in oil, the cement not 

 being affected. An unusual test along these lines which was 

 thoroughly successful was its application to leather belts and 

 shoe soles which had been first soaked in oil, where it worked 

 as satisfactorily as if the surface had been dry. With regard to 

 its flexibility, it readily lends itself to the working surface with- 

 out the slightest tendency to cracking and separa- 

 tion. In strength tests it is said to be the best yet. A 

 5 inch four ply rubber belt lap, 6 inches long, tested 

 in the machine for measuring tensile strength at 

 the Case School of Applied Science of Cleveland, 

 stood up to 4250 pounds, at which strain the belt 

 broke, without apparent weakening of the splice. 

 The splice was made, by the way, like the ordinary leather belt 

 lap, by skiving lor about 5 inches. This test is exceedingly im- 

 portant to handlers of rubber, leather, and cotton belting as it 

 makes it possible to make lap splices as strong or stronger, 

 than the belt itself — a feature of great value. [Ohio Rubber 

 Co., Cleveland, Ohio.] 



PATENT BEER HOSE PROTECTOR AND CLAMP. 

 Time was when trouble was not unusual with beer hose 

 through kinking, and consequent breakage and leakage, as in- 

 dicated at the 

 left of the ac- 

 c om p a n ying 

 cut. Beside the 

 item of loss <pf 

 the contents of 

 barrels, was the 

 expense of re- 

 pairs. To ob- 

 V i a t e such 

 trouble has 

 been invented 

 the lately pat- 

 ented device 

 shown in the illustration, which consists of a spiral wire 

 for the protection of the hose and a clamp to hold it in 

 position. It is readily adjusted, and permits of the employ- 

 ment of shorter lengths of ho^e. It is inexpensive and is 

 guaranteed for two years. It is stated by brewers that the least 

 obstruction in the pipes, such as a kink in the hose, will make 

 beer draw foamy and spongy, whereas with a straight, clear 

 opening, the beer will show up rich and creamy. Here is the 

 explanation of much beer being condemned as to quality, the 

 fault being entirely with the condition of the hose. It is stated 

 that more than 20,000 of these protectors are now in use in 

 Chicago alone. [Zimmerman & Rothchild, No. 354 State 

 street, Chicago, Illinois.] 



