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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[November 1, 1912. 



rubber coating with talcum, soap stone or starch to remove the E. H. CLAPP rubber CO. 



stickiness and the rubber smell that it otherwise would have. The E. H. Clapp Rubber Co., and its subsidiary, the New 



In addition, they exhibited their sewing machine, which sews Jersey Rubber Co., had an interesting exhibit of their combined 



together widths of fabric so as to make a continuous surface. product and merchandise. This stand was in charge of Messrs. 



Curtis Marble Machine Co. 



The L. 11. LL.M'i' Rlbuer Co. axu New Jersey Rubber Co. 



These machines, together with a measuring drum were in opera- 

 tion so as to give a complete demonstration of their work. Mr. 

 E. H. Marble was present most of the time in this booth an- 

 swering the questions of those who were interested in this 

 machine. 



THE .XD.-VMSOX MACHINE CO. 

 The Adamson Machine Co., of Akron, Ohio, did not make a 

 display of its machinery, but exhibited a large photograph of the 

 factory and smaller photographs of the machinery produced in 

 the factory; in addition to distributing literature descriptive of 

 the various machines. 



THE GO\"ERXME.\T TESTING .^PPLI/VNCES. 

 The exhibit of testing machines made by the Bureau of Stand- 

 ards of the United States Government attracted a great deal of 



J. S. Clapp and Harold P. Fuller. During the show, Mr. E. H. 

 Clapp and Mr. G. H. Clapp were among the visitors. In addition 

 to a display of sheets and blocks of their reclaimed rubber there 

 was quite an exhibit of tennis shoes — and other rubber footwear 

 — tiling, cloth and tubing, manufactured from their material, in- 

 cluding some belting that was impregnated with a rubber solu- 

 tion of their reclaimed rubber. Perhaps the most interesting 

 product was a set of tires which had stood hard service without 

 any appreciable effect, and which were composed of 20 per cent. 

 of their reclaimed rubber. 



THE LOEWEXTHAL CO. 

 An exliibit of general interest to visiting manufacturers, was 

 the showing of old rubber made by the Loewenthal Co., whose 



The Adamson Machine Co. 



The I.x)e\vexth.\l Co. 



attention naturally from rubber manufacturers, who were able 

 by examining these machines to get some idea of the methods 

 employed by the Government in testing the goods (•ffered its 

 various departments by .'Xmerican manufactttrers. 



booth was the center of much interest, and was in charge ot 

 Messrs. Ralph and Paul Loewenthal and H. G. Armstrong. 

 These gentlemen were among the busiest at the show, and did 

 much (luring its progress to promote interest in their offerings. 



