FEBRUARY' I, 1902.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD. 



151 



NEW GOODS AND SPECIALTIES IN RUBBER. 



BAILEY S RUBBER MASSAGE ROLLER. 



THE cup shaped teeth which, as will appear from the ac- 

 companying illustration, form a distinctive feature of 

 this article, are designed to have a suction effect upon 

 the skin, with a view to smoothing out wrinkles, round- 

 ing out the muscles, and improving the circulation of the blood. 



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The roller is so constructed that every portion of the face and 

 neck may be treated perfectly — even to the " crow's feet " in the 

 corners of the eyes. A patent has been applied for. The roller 

 is sold by retailers at 50 cents. [C. J. Bailey & Co., Boston, 

 Massachusetts.] 



Williams's adjustable hot water bottle. 

 A new and very practical invention, is the type of hot water 

 bottle shown in the accompanying illustration. The very sim- 

 plicity of the strap de- 

 vice makes the device 

 almost faultless. The 

 flat nozzle and the low 

 stopper — indeed, the 

 whole shape of the bag 

 — make it at once cheap, 

 strong, and exceedingly 

 effective. It is made in sizes from No. i to No. 6, either in white 

 or tan rubber. [Davidson Rubber Co., Boston, Massachusetts.] 



THE "crescent" HORSESHOE PAD. 

 This combination rubber and leather pad, on which a pat- 

 ent has been allowed, is the inven- 

 tion of William Killion,ahorseshoer 

 of long experience. It is referred to 

 as being easy fitting and neat in ap- 

 pearance; it does not sag at the heel 

 or collect sand and gravel. On ac- 

 count of the quality of the material 

 used the "Crescent" pad is guaran- 

 teed for durability. It is made also 

 in special light weights for racing 

 use, and both the standard and rac- 

 ing pads are made open or ventilat- 

 ed, as well as in the form illustrated in the cut herewith. 

 [William Killion & Sons, No. 20 Cambria street, Boston.] 



THE GAME OF "PING PONG." 

 A SPORTING goods concern in New Y^jrk is stated to have 

 sold $150,000 worth of " ping pong " or table tennis goods be- 

 tween Thanksgiving Day (in November last) and Christmas, 

 though the game had scarcely been introduced here before 

 that time, and its use is still confined, so far as the United 

 States are concerned, to New York and its vicinity. The 

 game was referred to in The India Rubber World of Sep- 

 tember I, 1901 [page 361], as having come into vogue in Eng- 



land and Germany. The ball— hollow and made of celluloid — 

 is the most important factor in the game. It is propelled by 

 racquets, the same as in tennis, and the game is played in- 

 doors, over a table. The newspapers here have now begun to 

 give so much attention to the game that the American public 

 doubtless will soon become acquainted with it. 



THE XANDER TANK FILLER. 



The device illustrated here is intended for filling the water 

 tanks of steam vehicles from convenient troughs or streams 

 along the road. About eight feet or more of rubber hose may 



be used, which can be coiled when not in use and carried in 

 any convenient place, or on top of the tank. To fill the tank 

 by means of this device, the operator has simply to throw the 

 strainer end of the hose into the water, and open a valve under 

 the seat, when the water is drawn up by the vacuum created by 

 the steam, filling the tank in a few minutes. It is not neces- 

 sary for the operator to leave his seat. It is a much more con- 

 venient means than the use of a bucket. [The Xander Ma- 

 chine and Supply Co., Limited, Reading, Pennsylvania.] 



THE BLACK "v" HEEL. 

 The wearing of rubber heels now having become so wide- 

 spread, a new article has been put upon the market, with the 



designation printed above. The 

 manufacturers, holding that there 

 is as much difference between 

 various makes of rubber heels as 

 there is between shoes, point 

 out three particulars in regard 

 to which they claim excellence. 

 One is with regard to the dura- 

 bility of the compound used in 

 this heel ; another is that the 

 heel, owing to the character of 

 the compound and the construc- 

 tion, tend to prevent slipping 

 even after the corrugated surface has worn away ; and the third 

 is that the material used admits of the heel taking a polish 

 that will make it resemble the gloss on the shoe. [North 

 American Rubber Co., New York.] 



