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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[May 1 , 1 90 1 . 



Pal. May 4, i^97- 

 Pat May 9, XS99. 



collapsible. Perhaps the simplest form, and one of the most 

 successful, is that shown in the illustration, and known as the 

 •■ Standard." The reason why this nipple is non-collapsible is 

 STANDARD, because in the process of molding a little rod 

 of pure soft rubber is set on the inside. This 

 rod is grooved, the groove leading up in the 

 perforation in the nipple. The result is that, 

 no matter how the end may be pressed or 

 squeezed, it is absolutely impossible to col- 

 lapse the nipple. The arrangement is exceed- 

 ingly simple and cleanly, and better than all, 

 efTective. The manufacturers of this nipple 

 invite special attention to the quality of the 

 goods which they manufacture, this nipple 

 being of the very highest grade of pure rubber. [Miller Rub- 

 ber Manufacturing Co., Akron, Ohio.] 



THE O'SULLIVAN RUBBER GOLF SOLE. 

 Thls illustration shows the "golf knob " and also the method 

 by which the knob has been inserted in the leather top. By 

 using the " knob " any shoe may be converted into a golf shoe. 



It is only necessary to 

 go to your shoemaker, 

 who rips the sole back 

 to the shank, punches a 

 sufficient number of 

 holes through it, puts in 

 the knobs, replaces the 

 sole, and sews it on. 

 This involves an ex- 

 pense for the work of 30 

 or 40 cents, perhaps, be- 

 sides the cost of the 

 knobs, which will be 20 cents, if ten of them are used. A 

 marked advantage is claimed for this plan, as compared with 

 the use of rubber knobs that are nailed on and are liable to 

 pull ofl. A wide flange at the back of these knobs prevents 

 their pulling out. [O'Sullivan Rubber Co., Lowell, Mass- 

 chusetts.l 



WHIP SOCKET RUBBERS. 



Nearly seventy large pages in a catalogue of carriage and 

 sleigh goods issued recently by a single manufacturer are de- 

 voted to " whip sockets" alone, showing what a wide variety 

 in such articles is demanded in the carriage trade, embracing, 

 as it does, so great a diversity in styles of vehicles and their 

 appaintments. It is interesting to notice that in the greater 

 number of cases the whip sockets referred to are fitted with 

 India-rubber, as a means of protection to the whip stocks. Of 

 the larger illustrations at the foot of this page, the first five il- 

 lustrate as many different styles of whip socket, each with a 

 different form of rubber insertion at the top, for the protection 

 of the whip. The sockets themselves are metallic, with the 



RUBBER HELD BY HOOKS. RUBBER HELD IN VISE. 



exception of No. 3, which is of wood. Some of the sockets, 

 however, are supplied with rubber lining for their full length, 

 a specimen of such lining being shown in illustration No. 6. 

 In such cases the lining and top rubber are of a single piece. 

 Such linings are referred to as being the only perfect protec- 

 tion to the finest whip handles. By way of holding the rubber 

 in place in the tops of these sockets, two methods are em- 

 ployed, as illustrated in two smaller cuts, also on this page. In 

 one is shown a sectional view of a metallic shell top, in which 



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