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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[March i, 1902. 



NEW GOODS AND SPECIALTIES IN RUBBER. 



THE "VENDOME ' CLOG. 



IT has been predicted for some time that the clog, formerly 

 an exceedingly popular type of shoe, but which during 

 the last year or two has fallen somewhat into disfavor, 

 would regain its old time popularity. This prediction is 

 rapidly being fulfilled, and there is good reason for it. A well 



designed clog is an 

 . exceedingly comfort- 

 able rubber, is very 

 easily put on, and 

 while it will not slip 

 off, it can be kicked off without any trouble, and for city trade 

 it is just the thing. The "Vendome" type of clog is so de- 

 signed that once on the foot it fits perfectly and is free from 

 the fault that many clogs show— that of gaping at the sides 

 when the weight of the body rests upon the toe. [Wales- 

 Goodyear Rubber Shoe Co.] 



GUTTA-PERCHA BELTING. 

 There is no doubt but that the Gutta-percha belt originated 

 in the United States. Away back in the forties, when the 



Goodyear rubber vul- 

 canization patents were 

 in force, there were 

 made at the Roxbury 

 factory, belts wholly of 

 Gutta-percha, with no 

 plies of fabric at all. 

 These belts were, of 

 course, exceedingly stifl 

 if exposed to the least 

 cold, and were suitable 

 only for warm, damp 

 The legend is that they were used in certain salt 

 Later, when there came to be a distinct call for 

 Guttapercha belting, Forsyth's patented Gutta-Balata belt 

 was put upon the market, and had a large sale, particularly 

 in tropical countries. Of late certain lines of American in- 

 dustry have called for this belt, notably the paper 

 mills, and a large amount of it has been sold. Two 

 types of this belt are made: one for hot countries, 

 where the plies are held together simply by the 

 Gutta-Balata friction, and one for temperate clim- 

 ates, where the plies, in addition to the friction, are 

 stapled together. The belting under discussion is 

 seamless, can be run with either side next to the 

 pulley, is unaffected by oils or grease, never requires 

 dressing, and has practically no stretch. It is 

 specially serviceable in warm moist places and is 

 remarkably durable. [Boston Belting Co., Boston.] 



OILPROOF BALATA BELTING. 

 In relation to a German patent [G. M. No. 157,- 

 074], granted to Helmers and Renk, of Harburg 

 on the Elbe, the Deutsche Gummi- Industrie (Dresden) says : 

 " Balata belts, which are now well known, exposed to the in- 

 fluences of oils and grease, soon show signs of wear. We 

 have before us a sample in which this defect has been remedied 

 by having its outer surface covered by a layer of lacquer 

 (brown in color, in the sample), which imparts to the belt, 

 in its use as a power transmitter, greater durability and 



places, 

 mines. 



cleanliness than possessed by the belts made heretofore, 

 without lessening in any way quality and usefulness." 



PRINTING WHEELS FOR SHEET PACKING. 

 The ordinary rubber stamp has broadened its field of use- 

 fulness so that its application has come to be almost universal. 



One of the most interesting uses to which it is put is where 

 the letters are distributed over a roll on which is hung a self 

 inking device allowing it to do rapid and continuous work_ 

 The illustration shows such a device, that is now quite com- 

 monly used to put trade marks and brands on sheet packing. 

 These wheels are made in three sizes and take a rubber die 

 for No. I— 23i^X6>^ inches; for No. 2— 4j4X8>^ inches; and 

 for No. 3— 5MX10 inches. [H. C. Dimond & Co., No. 22 Milk 

 street, Boston.] 



THE MASON HOSE REEL FOR MOTOR CARS. 

 The illustration represents a most complete arrangement fot 

 carrying suction hose on steam automobiles. It consists of a 

 cylindrical case 12 inches in diameter by lyi inch thick, which 

 can be screwed underneath the bottom of the carriage, and 

 holds 10 feet of rubber suction hose. The inner end of this 

 hose is permanently connected to a revolving disk, which in 

 turn is connected through a stuffing box by a pipe which at- 

 taches to an ejector leading to a water tank. To fill the tank, 

 the hose is drawn out as far as necessary to reach the water 

 supply, and steam is turned on the ejector. When the 



tank is filled, the steam is turned ofT and the hose wound 

 up by turning the handles at the bottom of the case. By means 

 of this device the motor water tank can be filled without even 

 soiling one's hands or gloves, and without the annoyance of 

 making connections to the tank. It is easily attached to the 

 vehicle, is always in working order, and is neat in appearance. 

 [The Mason Regulator Co., No. 158 Summer street, Boston.] 



