Ai'RiL I, 1913. 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



371 



New Rubber Goods in the Market. 



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BI9AI0OI0 CAS TUBING 



THE BRAIDOID GAS TUBING. 



THE Thcrinoid Kiihljtr Co. has Iic-cii very successful with its 

 Braidoid Gas Tiihing, which is a tube designed especiall> 

 fur automobiles, and is made with great care in all its 

 details. The tube is made of selected stock so that it will stand 



the action of all gases, and 

 the covering is closely 

 braided — not wrapped — 

 and is constructed of a 

 particularly strong and 

 light tlirea<i. The outside rubber cover is of the same composi- 

 tion as the inside tube. It is believed that this is an ideal tulie 

 for gas lamp and gas tank connections. No nipples or rolled 

 ends are necessary in attaching it for service. [Thermoid 

 Rubber Co., Trenton. Xew Jersey.] 



RUBBER SHOES FOR DIVERS. 



If anybody has the impression that the diver is not an im- 

 portant person, he will immediately change his opinion on look- 

 ing over the 72 large pages of the catalogue entitled, "Diving 

 Apparatus," issued by Andrew J. Morse & Son, of Boston, for 

 these entire 12 pages are devoted to the diver and his divers 

 wants. There are, moreover, fully a hundred illustrations show- 

 ing tlie many 

 different arti- 

 cles that are 

 necessary for 

 his work — or 

 at least for his 

 safety and 

 c o m f o r t. 

 Among a r t i- 

 cles of the lat- 

 ter class may 

 be in eluded 

 the d i V e r s' 

 shoes. The 

 catalogue shows quite a variety ; two kinds are illustrated here. 

 One illustration shows a pair of very heavy rubber shoes to 

 which are strapped iron soles running well up over the toe. 

 These iron soles add weight to the diver's feet and operate 

 to keep him in the desirable perpendicular position. The rest 

 of the shoe is made of rubber, not so much, probably, with the 

 expectation of excluding every 

 drop of water, but because of the 

 fact that rubber will stand in- 

 numerable immersions without de- 

 teriorating or stiffenmg. These 

 shoes go over the foot of the 

 water-proofed suit that encloses 

 the diver's whole Ijody. 



There is no reason to e.xpect 

 that these shoes will become generally popular on the dry 

 promenades of the upper world, but their utility in the subaque- 

 ous walks of life is obvious. 



The smaller illustration shows a pair of lighter shoes made 

 simply of canvas and rubber. These are called "Chaffing'' shoes 

 and serve to protect the feet of the diving shoes.— Andrew J. 

 Morse & Son, Boston, Massachusetts. 



A THICK TREAD INNER TUBE. 



Of new inner lu1)es there is no end. but here is one that is 

 certainly interesting. It is made on the principle of the most 

 wear where the most wear comes. In other words, instead 



of being of the same 

 thickness in all parts, 

 it is very much 

 thicker on the tread 

 than it is on the sides 

 or at the base. The 

 tread is nearly aii 

 inch in thickness, 

 while at the base it is 

 about a quarter of an 

 incli in thickness. The cut shows the exact proportions of the 

 lube. It is molded in just the shape shown. The advantages 

 of this tube as claimed by its manufacturers — which claims would 

 logically seem to be substantiated by the shape of the tube — are 

 that it eliminates pinching, greatly lessens the liability to 

 punctures and blow-outs, and requires less air pressure. 



While this tube has but recently come on the market, the manu- 

 facturers have given it a very thorough testing during the last 

 two years. [The Kokomo Ruliber Co., Kokomo. Indiana.] 



WASHING DISHES WITH DRY HANDS. 



The great perpetual desideratum of the housekeeper is to 

 know how to do kitchen work and keep parlor hands. Plenty 

 of women are perfectly willing to do housework, but they 

 do not want to have hands that show it. Here is a little 

 invention that w'ill help women in this predicament, as it 

 w^ill enable them to wash all tlie dishes without even wetting 

 their hands. It consists, as the cut shows, of a rubber tube 

 with a forked end, the two ends of the fork having suction 

 cups that go over the hot water and cold water faucets of the 

 kitchen sink. At the other end of the ruliber pipe there is a 

 dish mop. The dishes are put in the sink or in a wire tray, 

 the water is turned on at just the temperature desired, and 

 in whatever volume is needed. Then the housekeeper takes 



Should be on every rubber man's desk— Crude Rubber and 

 Compounding Ingredients; Rubber Country of the Amazon; 

 Rubber Trade Directorv of the World. 



"Yankee Girl Dish Washer." 



hold of the dry handle and mops her dishes. It is obviously a 

 clean and sanitary process, as the dishes are washed with 

 running water. It is simple to operate, as all that is necessary 

 is to detach the mop after each washing, and hang it up to 

 dry, while the pipe can be left over the faucets or taken off — 

 as the housekeeper may prefer. [The Davol Rubber Co., 

 Providence, Rhode Island.] 



