Septe.miier 1, 1913. 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



641 



NEW TRADE PUBLICATIONS. 



THE NEW ALLEN CATALOG. 



ONE of the best catalogs of iiietal ami rubber goods issued of 

 late is that of the \V. D. Allen Manufacturing Co., of 

 Chicago (No. 28), just to hand. Some idea of its complete- 

 ness is aflforded by the fact that the index of the principal 

 articles comprises some 1,200 items. 



Bolting occupies the leading position, 20 pages being de- 

 voted to leather belting, 16 to belt accessories, and 7 to cotton 

 belting. Rubber belting next claims attention, the brands 

 "Lexington," "United States," "Yale," "Defiance," "Special," 

 "Three Star" and "Mascot" being described and illustrated. 

 The various styles of hose follow, including lire, water, steam, 

 suction, oil, acid, sandblast, air drill, pneumatic, vacuum, air 

 brake and other classes, among which are garden hose and 

 special fire hose for factory and inside protection. 



Mechanical rubber goods are represented by sheet, piston 

 and spiral packing, rubber pump valves and gaskets; while 

 a full line of rubber matting is likewise included. Lawn 

 mowers, spray nozzles and sprinklers follow in appropriate 

 connection, in addition to other hose accessories. 



The metal portion includes shafting, couplings, pulleys, 

 sheaves, gearing, link belting, elevator buckets and spouts, 

 spray and other pumps, drills, valves and other forms of 

 mechanical hardware. 



In most cases the various articles are illustrated, and the 

 638 pages are replete with matter of interest and value to 

 buyers of the lines of rubber and brass goods described. 



"SALAMANDER" INSULATED WIRE. 



In its new catalog (7 x 4'/2, 18 pages) the Independent 

 Lamp and Wire Co., Inc.. York, Pa., has gronpicl in attractive 

 shape its principal specialties. This has been done with the 

 view of affording in convenient form such information as may 

 be of service to prospective customers for its wire and other 

 products, sold under the brand "Salamander." .Among its 

 specialties are magnet wire, asbestos insulated and braided cop- 

 per wire conductors, and motor coils. 



The booklet is replete with information, of both a general and 

 a special character, including the weights of copper wire in 

 various diameters and other useful tables. Of practical value 

 are the directions for handling "Salamander" .Asbestos Insulated 

 Wire, in which a dozen rules are laid down for the guidance of 

 the worker using it. 



The text is rendered more effective by well executed illustra- 

 tions. One cut represents a heap of old burned out field coils, 

 showing the condition in which they arc received by the com- 

 pany for the purpose of re-insulation by its new process. 



•■NO RIM CUT" NEWS. 



.Among the salient features of the activity displayed this year 

 by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., of Canada, is the continu- 

 ation of its policy indicated by the slogan "With and for the 

 Dealer." In its new monthly issue, the "No Rim Cut Xews," the 

 company outlines its principle of working only for the dealer, 

 and never against him. 



By this publication it is hoped to bring about a "get-together" 

 feeling between the company and dealers: and if the trade de- 

 velops the idea, the result must be mutually satisfactory. This 

 expression of the company's views is much aided by the excellent 

 illustrations, depicting various appropriate Canadian subjects re- 

 lating to its operations. [Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. of 

 Canada, Ltd., Toronto.] 



OXFORD RUBBER CO. 



One of the most attractive and c<imprehensive catalogues re- 

 cently issued in the rubber clothing trade has been put out by 

 the Oxford Rubber Co., which has received a great many flat- 

 tering comments with reference to its completeness and physical 

 construction. 



FISK TIRES. 



Prominent in the interesting collection of recent tire litera- 

 ture is the handsome booklet issued by the Fisk Rubber Co., 

 Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, devoted to the merits of the 

 "Heavy Car Type" of Fisk Tires. 



.Among the leading features of the construction of this tire 

 is the perfect equilibrium maintained between its several 

 parts. To obtain this result, high-grade material and expert 

 workmanship are not sufficient. What is needed is to find the 

 exact proportion of strength necessary in each layer of rub- 

 ber and ply of fabric. Too much weight in any part of a 

 casing is as dangerous as too little. 



Such is the general principle emphasized in this review of 

 the merits of Fisk tires in general, and of the "Heavy Car 

 Type" in particular. The Fisk company claim to be the 

 only manufacturers who have maintained four plies of fabric 

 in their three inch tires. 



The text is supplemented by eflective illustrations of the 

 Clincher Tire Bailey Tread, Clincher Town Car Tread. Fisk- 

 Dunlop Tire, Plain Tread and the Fisk Removable Rim. To 

 those already using Fisk tires this booklet gives additional 

 reasons for continuing to do so, while its forcible reasoning 

 equally appeals to those contemplating their adoption. 



NORTH BRITISH BALLOON FABRICS. 



In its present development of Balloon and aeroplane 

 fabrics, the North British Rubber Co. is carrying out the 

 policy which has marked its operations for considerably over 

 50 years, claiming that its rubber manufacturing plant is the 

 most complete within the British Empire. Thus for the deli- 

 cate processes connected with the above fabrics it has had 

 special facilities. 



The importance of this branch of its product has led to its 

 bringing out two attractive booklets, "Concerning Aero- 

 nautics" (32 pages) and "North British .Aeroplane and 

 Balloon Fabrics" (8 pages), in which the general and special 

 features of the subject are fully explained. 



Prominence is given to the tests of dififusion. strength, 

 tearing, bursting and moisture absorption. One of the most 

 striking features of the larger booklet is a list of the various 

 cloths for aeronautic purposes, with specifications of their 

 different constructions. The text is supplemented by a num- 

 ber of artistic illustrations, showing the North British fabrics 

 in use. 



.Anyone interested in the subjects treated will benefit by 

 the perusal of these two contributions to the literature of 

 aviation. 



ATLANTIC WIRE. 



Few lines of manufacture involve so much detail as that 

 of wires and cables, by reason of the multiplicity of sizes 

 and the various forms in which they are used. This fact is 

 exemplified in the case of the .Atlantic Insulated Wire and Cable 

 Co.. Stamford. Connecticut, which has issued its price list in 

 the form of three separate booklets, uniform in size and arrange- 

 ment, applicable to its three standard grades of rubber-covered 

 wires and cables of the National Electric Code Standard of 

 600 volts. 



The three booklets represent first the "Dolphin .Atlantic' new 

 code wire, the list bearing date January 1, 1913, and filling 

 11 pages 7x4. In the second booklet is the list of "Triton 

 Atlantic," dated June 1, 1913, filling 15 pages and containing all 

 particulars regarding that high-grade wire. The third booklet 

 gives the price list, dated June 1, 1913, of the "Neptune .Atlantic" 

 wire (30 per cent, rubber), the details occupying 15 pages. 



Three main divisions are shown in the respective lists : B. & S. 

 gauge, solid and stranded wire, and circular cables. Consider- 

 able work has evidently been involved by the compilation of 

 these three booklets, the handy form of which renders them 

 convenient for buyers. This company is to he congratulated on 

 the way in which the details have been presented. 



