January 1, 1911.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD. 



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A KEW TIRE FACTORY. 



The Frontier Rubber Co. (Buffalo, New York), the incor- 

 poration of which is noted in another colnmn, liave begun the 

 manufacture of automobile tires, tire repair stock, and mechanical 

 rubber goods, in addition to maintaining a tire and tube repair 

 department, all under the supervision of C. A. Castor. The sales 

 department is in charge of J. C. Milsom. The officers of the 

 company are C. F. Benzing, president and treasurer ; John G. 

 Stowe. M. D., vice president; C. A. Castor, secretary and superin- 

 tendent. 



ROTARY CUTTER FOR RUBBER SCRAP. 



THE illustration herewith relates to a patent rotary cutter of 

 a type which is coming into use in dealing w'ith cured or 

 uncured scrap rubber instead of the cracker mills for this pur- 

 pose in general practice in the past. This is the Ball & Jewell 

 Patent Cutter and is made in various sizes, that shown on this 

 page being designated No. 1, though all the sizes are constructed 

 on the same system. The No. 1 size is used by rubber manu- 

 facturers to reduce factory scrap, whether cured or uncured; 

 weight. 1.300 pounds; speed, 900 revolutions; power, 5 to 15 

 HP.; floor space. 4' 6" x 2' 10"; si.x-inch double belt. 



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Ball & Jewell Rotary Cutter. 



The size No. 2, for use in reclaiming plants, weighs about 

 2,300 pounds, is 20 to 40 h.p., and occupies a floor space of 5' 8" x 

 3' 6", This machine will cut 100 pounds of shoe scrap per minute, 

 using a 2-inch screen in the cutter. The size of product is de- 

 termined by the screen used. This machine may be used for any 

 kind of rubber scrap, including hard rulibcr. Both sizes of this 

 cutter may be used for cutting up guayule shrub in Mexico. 



There is a smaller size— No. — designed for laboratory work 

 and also in practical application for cutting up hot-water bottles, 

 bulbs, tubing, and the like. fE. P. Mallinson, No. 23 Warren 

 street. New York.] 



SOME NOVELTIES IN RUBBER. 



AIR-WEIGHT RUBBER ANKEL-ETS. 



THIS is really a zephyr-weight "fitted" leggin, running from 

 the ankle half way to the knee, made of "light as air rub- 

 ber," fastening with handmade catches. They fold into such 

 a small compass that a pair may be carried in a lady"s pocket- 

 book. They not only keep the ankle warm, but they prevent 

 the skirt from rubbing the shoes and stockings. They are made 

 in three sizes and are one of the neatest ladies' footwear ad- 

 juncts yet produced. [Howe Rubber Co., Newark, New Jersey.] 



HOMEIER'S PATENTED COMB. 



The cut which accompanies this paragraph tells its story so 

 well as to render an extended description unnecessary. The 

 idea, as will be seen, is to provide a means for replacing any 



HOMEIER'S PATENTED COMB 



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Homeier's Patented Comb. 



teeth which may be broken in the comb by use. The idea of the 

 inventor is to apply this idea to the manufacture of hard rubber 

 combs. [George P. Homeier, No. 26 Ladd street, Akron, Ohio.] 



RUBBER CLIP FOR SIGNAL ROUNDELS. 



The illustration applies to a rubber clip for roundels for rail- 

 way signaling. Three rubber clips, arranged as shown in the 

 illustration, are referred to as sufficient for roundels 6^ inches in 

 diameter, while four clips are used on roundels of larger size. 

 The advantage of the use of rubber as compared with putty is 

 pointed out as likely to be welcomed by the maintainer, who in 



£13 



Rubber Clip for Sig.n.\l Roundels. 



winter often is compelled to replace a broken roundel with the 

 thermometer below zero and his putty defying all efforts to keep 

 it soft and usable. This clip is the invention of E. J. Relph. 

 [Guilford S. Wood, Great Northern building, Chicago.] 



Another fad has been imported from the other side. This 

 time it is in connection with the tires on automobiles. In Eng- 

 land it is customary for the chauffeurs to prepare the tires on the 

 car under their charge as carefully as the body. The former are 

 carefully whitened with pipeclay, thus giving the car a very 

 smart appearance. The rubber foot mats and spare tires also 

 receive a daily coat of pipeclay. If one stands on Fifth avenue 

 at Forty-second street long enough any afternoon he will learn 

 that this stunt has made a hit in this country. Several of the 

 companies operating taxicabs from hotels have the tires and mats 

 on their cars rewhitcned every day. — New York Sun. 



