Mav 1, 1911.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



277 



New Rubber Goods in the Market. 



A NEW LAWN DEVICE. 



AX ctTcctiw lawn sprinkling device is the new "Putting Green'' 

 wliicli stands 44 inches high and which rests on a large 

 malleable iron sled. Heavy tubing is used in the arms 

 and by means of the adjustable nuts at the top; these arms can 

 be adjusted and held at any desired angle, which also permits 

 variation in the form of the spray. 



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Improved Lawn Sprinklers. 



Another new and popular device is the "Fairy" spray nozzle, 

 which is made in regular and extra heavy weight; the last 

 named being in considerable demand in the New England trade. 

 [W. D. Allen Manufacturing Co., Chicago, Illinois.] 



RUBBER GRIPS FOR LEVER HANDLES. 



On .\ long run, especially on crowded thnrnughfares and where 

 the driver of an automobile is kept busy manipulating the levers, 

 releasing and setting up clutches, putting on and taking off 

 speeds, etc., the hard metal lever handles are apt to cause sore 

 and fatigued hands, while a sudden "dab" for a lever, as often 

 as not results in a painful bruise, to say notliing of rust-stained 

 hands and gloves and roughened skin. .\ rubber grip, fitted to 

 these handles, is an easy and permanent remedy for these dis- 

 agreeables and provides a 

 reasonably comfortable 

 ^jMfc Iiand-hold, in place of the 



bare, cold metal. Even the 

 tiresome operation of 

 "pressing the button" on 

 lop of the clutch handle is 

 made ea.sy by the cushion 

 formed by the bulb on top 

 of the grip. The device 

 illustrated herewith is the only grip made for this purpose and 

 has "caught on" wherever automobilists have seen it. [The 

 Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., .\kron, Ohio.] 



THE "STAPUT" TIRE GAUGE. 



Nothing contributes more to the longevity of automobile tires 

 and the prevention of tire troubles, to say nothing of wear and 

 tear on car and passengers' comfort, than a properly preserved 

 pressure in the air chamber, something it is impossible to ensure 

 without a reliable tire pressure gauge. Such a device is illus- 

 trated herewith — the Staput Tire Gauge. 



With the ordinary tire gauge, the reading, to make use of a col- 

 loquialism, had to be caught "on the fly" and in whatever position 



Rubber Lever Grip. 



the valve to which the gauge was attached happened to be — up- 

 side down, ill shadow, etc. This the gauge under consideration 

 obviates. It does not drop back to zero as soon as the air pres- 



"Staput" Tire Gauge. 



sure is released by its removal from the tire, but as its name in- 

 dicates, remains in the position to which the air pressure has 

 forced it. until it is purposely returned to place by hand. It 

 consequently permits of just as accurate reading when removed, 

 as when in place on the tire. 



It is sent out. enclosed in a neat leather case, and can be ob- 

 tained from dealers in accessories or from the manufacturers. 

 [J. A. Bowdcii Co.. Chicago, Illinois.] 



A NEW STYLE RUBBER SHOE FOR WOMEN. 



The new "Stage" style rulilicr for women, introduced this year, 

 is shown in the accompanying illustration. It is an ultra high 



New "Stage" Style Women's Rubber. 



heel style, with full broad toe and has been designed to fit the 

 "Stage" last leather shoes, recently placed on the market. [Good- 

 year's Rublicr Glove Co., Naugatuck, Connecticut.] 



A RUBBER PLATE FOR BASE-BALL SHOES. 



To TAKE the place of the spiked shoe, worn by baseball players 

 and other athletes, which is open to many objections, J. P. Kline. 

 Brooklyn. Michigan, has designed the rubber plate illustrated 



herewith, on which U. S. Pat- 

 ent, No. 982,278, has been is- 

 sued to him. The dark-shaded 

 portion, in the upper one of 

 the accompanying illustrations, 

 shows the rubber part, held in 

 position by a sheet metal plate 

 riveted through the sole. In 

 the lower diagram, a method 

 of attaching the rubber, with- 

 out cutting through the sole, 

 is shown. The manner of attaching the rubber heel plate is also 

 is shown. The rubber heel plate is also shown attached. 



Rubber Shoe Plate. 



