November 1, 1912.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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at the Essex mill, .inil the aisles around the hooth being laid 

 with the Essex ruhhcr riifis. In the booth a sreat variety of 



The Home Rubber Co. 



these rugs was shown in several combinations ot color — red ami 

 black, and blue and white. These rugs consist of small rubln i 

 blocks fastened together with slender rods passing through 

 steel eyelets ; consequently, their shape and size oan be ad- 

 justed to any conditions. A large display of rubber heels and 

 soles, automobile accessories, from goggles to bumpers, was 

 also made by this company. There were some interesting sport- 

 ing goods, including rubber covered bits for horses; recoil 

 pads for guns, rubber bottles for veterinaries ; while of mats 

 large and small there were many kinds. The president of the 

 company, C. H. Oakley, was present at the cxhiliition much of 

 the time. 



THE HOME RUBBER BOOTH. 

 This company's exhibit was also very business-like. There 

 were four fine trees — not rubber, but near enough — in tubs in 

 the four corners of the booth, but all the rest of the spaci 

 was given up to rubber goods, including piles of hose of vari 

 ous sizes and for all manner of purposes. There was also .i 

 good display of tires, tubes, mats and matting. 



THE MANHATTAN'S BUSY BOOTH. 

 Everybody likes to see a working exhibit — something in mo- 

 tion. Hence the crovifd always standing aroitnd the Manhattan 



ing belts was at work carrying off a continuous stream of 

 leather refuse— as would be shown in a shoe factory. Nearby 

 there was another machine, knitting the "Economy" brand of 

 underwriters' lire hose, made by the company, the same sort 



liat the lire department of Chicago is using to the extent of 

 -.me 85,000 feet. In another part of the booth a stalwart work- 

 inan was grinding tools on an emery wheel, filling the air with 

 scintillating sparks. There were various rolls of belting in 

 this booth. One roll contained about 400 feet of 24-inch 10-ply 

 belting, and stood about 5 feet high. In addition there was a 

 variety of hydraulic packing on exhibition, and garden hose. 

 ( )ne interesting article— something of a novelty— was the 



\acuuin Mirror," which can be attached to any wall and ad- 

 h.res by the suction of a rubber vacuum cap; a very convenient 



111. ice for a man to carry in traveling. 



THE EARREL FOUNDRY EXPERIMEXTAI. OUTFIT. 

 I he I'arrel Foundry & Machine Co."s exhibit consisted of an 

 ,S" X 16" motor-driven experimental outfit mounted on a con- 

 tinuous bed-plate, made up of a washer, mill and calender. The 

 washer had corrugated rolls, six V cuts to the inch. This 

 washer was equipped with a patented coil clutch, type G. which 

 yivcs an instantaneous release and picks up the load without 

 slidck. The calender and mill had bored rolls and were fitted up 



Manhattan Rubber Manufacturing 



Rubber Co.'s exhibit, for here were three distinct varieties of 

 rubber activity. One of the company's large "Condor" convey- 



Farrel Foundry .\nd M.\chine 



with steam connections so that the required temperature could 

 be obtained ; whereas the washer rolls were solid and the machine 

 was piped for washing the rubber. 



Both the mill and the washer run at a speed of 30 r. p. m., 

 and the calender at about 15 r. p. m., and can deliver 10^ yards 

 per minute. Such an outfit as this is extensively used in labora- 

 tories for experimental work. It was a complete miniature of 

 the company's larger machines. 



THE TURNER, VAUGHN & TAYLOR MACHINES. 



llic- Turner, Vaughn & Taylor Co., of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. 

 also exhibited an experimental outfit, consisting of a 6" x 12" 

 washer and mill, and an 8" x 14" S-rolI calender; the three ma- 

 chines being mounted on one bedplate and driven by an electric 

 motor set inside the base, between the washer and the mill. The 

 outfit was driven direct from the motor through a pair of double 

 helical herringbone gears, the teeth being cut and staggered, and 

 having a reduction ratio of 7.78 to 1. A patented multiple band 

 clutch, equipped with an instantaneous release mechanism, con- 

 trolled by a cord running over the washer mill and both sides 

 of the calender, was attached to the gear on the ma-n line. 



The washer was fitted with chilled rolls, the back roll being cut 

 6 V threads per inch. The mill was equipped with chilled rolls. 



