March i, 1902.] 



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RUBBER FOLDING TUB. 

 The accompanying illustrations relate to a folding tub, pre- 

 ferably of rubber, patented in the United States by John A. 



Shearer, of Schenectady. 

 New York. The idea is 

 to produce a tub, bucket, 

 or similar vessel, which 

 shall be light, collapsible, 

 and easily poi table, at 

 the same time being 

 waterproof or water- 

 tight, and inexpensive. 

 There are comprised two 

 stiffening rings, sur- 

 rounding the upper and 

 lower ends of the vessel ; 

 a fabric forming the 

 walls of the vessel and 

 secured to said stiffen- 

 ing rings, the lower ring 

 being of larger diameter 

 than the body of the 

 vessel and the hem hav- 

 ing a hem or welt extending outward from the body at its 

 lower end and receiving the lower ring; and ribs pivoted upon 

 the upper ring and having their lower ends bent to form hooks 

 adapted to engage the upper side of the lower ring, to hold 

 the two rings separated — all of which may be seen in detail in 

 the twoengravings, one showing the form of the vessel in readi- 

 ness for use and the other showing it when collapsed. The 

 inventor is open to negotiations for the introduction of this 

 article upon the market. 



NEW STYLES IN LADIES' FOOTWEAR. 



It is generally accepted throughout New England that the 

 shapes of women's rubber shoes will lose the masculine ap- 

 pearance that they have had during the year past, the shoe 

 last being straighter and much prettier. This will be accom- 



tlnfastened. 



plished by taking off the outside " swing." In the West, how- 

 ever, the broader shoe will undoubtedly be popular during the 

 coming season. Misses' and children's shoes in all parts of the 

 country will be broad and "common sense " in type. In men's 

 footwear there will be no particular change for the coming 

 season. What promises to be a popular innovation in ladies' 

 goods will be the new WalesGoodyear "Siberia" and "Mos- 

 cow," four buckle and three buckle overs, only instead of ihe 



f 



buckles they will have a new patent fastener that is very prac- 

 tical and tasteful. The buckle on a ladies' over is objection- 

 able for the reason that it often catches on the skirt, while but- 

 tons either come off or are troublesome to adjust. The patent 

 fastener or catch shown in the accompanying illustrations is 

 adjustable to any size of ankle, is quickly fastened or unfast- 

 ened, and cannot catch on the skirt. [Wales-Goodyear Rubber 

 Shoe Co.] 



THE "STANDARD FLANGE" FOUNTAIN PEN. 

 Mr. Rhodes Lockwood, president of the Davidson Rubber 

 Co. (Boston), is, as is well known, one of the proprietors of the 

 Sterling Fountain Pen Co. It will interest the 

 rubber trade, therefore, to know that the three 

 suits of the L. E. Waterman Co., against Rhodes 

 Lockwood and others, have all been dismissed 

 upon the ground that the claims of the Water- 

 man patents, if valid, are not infringed by the 

 Sterling pen. In this connection may be de- 

 scribed the latest tyoe of Sterling pen, and par- 

 ticularly its newest and best feature, the stand- 

 ard flange. A cursory examination of the ac- 

 companying illustration will show one the value 

 of the flange and its novelty. Of the lettered 

 parts, A is the middle ink joint ; B the inner ex- 

 tension of the barrel ; C, screw threads joining 

 barrel and section ; D, conical ink joint receiv- 

 ing end of barrel extension; E, the feed; F, 

 lower portion of barrel or section ; G, flange 

 joint at mouth of holder fitted into cap ; A', vent 

 hole in cap. The value of the flange G is that 

 it holds the cap securely at all times by reason 

 of the added bearing so near the middle of the 

 cap. It also prevents the pen from being clasped 

 so far down that the fingers may become soiled. 

 I I iM Another, and equally good, feature is the abso- 



I 'B lutely non leakable middle ink joint, which pre- 

 L I'jB vents the sweating and overflow of the ink on 



the tapered end ot the holder while being carried in the pocket. 

 These pens are made in a great variety of styles, many new and 

 beautiful designs having been recently added. [Sterling Foun- 

 tain Pen Co. (Davidson Rubber Co., proprietors), No. 19 Milk 

 street, Boston.] 



MACKINTOSH RAIN COATS. 



For some time past it has looked as if the tailor made rain 

 coat, with its swagger cut, fly front, turn up cuffs, slash pock- 

 ets, and full skirts would 

 drive the mackintosh 

 entirely out of the field, 

 but once again rubber 

 has come to the front. 

 The trouble with the 

 rain coat has been, in 

 the first place, that 

 while it is showerproof, 

 it is not really water- 

 proof ; in the second 

 place, no purchaser is 

 able to tell proofed fab- 

 rics from unproofed.and 

 the result is that many 

 garments have been sold 

 as rain proof that have 

 nevCi' been through any sort of process. Mackintosh manu- 

 facturers have therefore stepped in and made light and elegant 



