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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[December 1, 1910. 



ing collar. .\ hood of the same material, shirred at the front 

 and back, the silk fastened at either side by wide bows of the 

 same material in the same color, makes a very chic costume. 

 [Fox, Sticfel & Co., New York.] 



THE -DELPHIN' LIFE SAVING APPARATUS. 

 A NEW life belt, made principally of rubber, is charged inside 

 with means for the evohition of a gas, which inflates the belt 

 almost instantly after the same comes in contact with water. 

 This device is designed for use hy private passengers, in the army 

 and navy, by life saving corps, divers, and so en. Practical tests 

 have been made of the "Delphin" belt by the authorities of the 

 leading European governments, and it has been tested also in 

 behalf of the American navy department. It is stated that the 



The "Delphin" Life Saving .Arp.NR.vTi's. 



[The complete outfit is shown in tlie center of the illustintion. surrounded 

 by detailed parts.] 



Austrian government and tlic Italian war office have requested 

 the inventor to devise a form of this belt for cavalry horses. 

 The inventor is an Italian engineer, Signor Ingaranio, who has 

 been awarded patents for it in most of the leading countries, and 

 made applications for patents elsewhere. This gentleman has 

 constituted Mr. Haberer, Dufourstrasse 181, Zurich, Switzer- 

 land, his attorney, with a view to forming a company for 

 working this invention. 



aiCHABDSON'S PATENTED FELT BOOT. 



The combination boot of felt and rubber shown in the engrav- 

 ing here is not presented as new in principle. Nor is the applica- 

 tion of the principle with which Mr. Richardson has to do par- 

 ticularly new. As a manufactured product, however, under his 

 auspices, it is new, and by way of encouragement to one who has 

 persisted so long in the building up of a business the article is 

 shown here. At present the new factory is devoted to turning 

 out felt alone. The boot is made seamless, with overlapping fold 

 to buckle tightly around the leg. It is referred to as being 

 adapted to any one buckle or two buckle perfection rubber made 



Rich.\rdsok's Felt Boot. 

 by standard companies in tlie trade. [Webster Felt and Rubber 

 Co., Webster, Massachusetts.] 



A NEW AND PRACTICAL CHAUFFEUR'S COAT. 



A L.VTE novelty for chauffeurs is a double-breasted, diagonally 

 fastened rubber coat. It is very full, but not clumsy, and the 

 diagonal fastening makes it impossible for rain or wind to enter. 



Men's Chauffeur Coat. 



The sleeves have the usual clastic wind cuffs, and additional out- 

 side sleeve straps. There is a large pocket in the front on the 

 inside, with openings at either side, making it easy of access. 

 [Enterprise Rubber Co., Boston.] 



In a report on the plantation rubber interest in Ceylon the 

 New York Herald says : "In many cases this product has been 

 planted among tea in bearing, which it is gradually killing out. 

 Several Kalutara estates are planting up an extent of new land 

 with tea equal to that in which the rubber has displaced the 

 tea, a policy of insurance against the fall in price of rubber 

 below the level of the cost of production, which it is to be hoped 

 will prove unnecessary." 



