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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[Septemuer 1, 1^11. 



A NEW WOODWORTH TBEAS. 



They call it the "Center Studded." It is made of somewhat 

 lighter leather than in the past and is steel studded only on 

 the center portion. It is designed for city use or on smooth 



FOR CXEANING RUBBER TIRES. 



The very effective little scrntch brush here shown is for clean- 

 ing rubber tires before vulcanization, that is to say it is actually 

 for cleaning tires that are to be repaired and then patched and 



Center Studded Tire Tre.vd. 



roads. It is especially adapted for trucks, taxicabs and vehicles 

 of that type. The illustration shows the quick fastening device. 

 [Leather Tire Goods Co., New York, New York.] 



RUBBER GOODS FOR INFAKTS. 



These cover a long line of exceedingly neat productions made 

 of rubber sheeting and impervious to water, acids or alkalis. 



Rubber Tire Cle.\.n'er 



vulcanized. It is either belt or motor driven and a tremendous 

 time saver. In fact this little machine is just in the line of 

 modern efficiency. [The Stow Manufacturing Company, Bing- 

 haniton, New York.] 



HARD RUBBER CONNECTORS. 



The story of connectors in connection with the automobile 

 is not a long one. About all one can say is that a high grade 

 of hard rubber is better than any other material and that the 



'Iable .-Xpron. 



B.\BY Pants. 



Trap Bib. 



CuvEKAi.i, Bib. 



They embrace many styles of baby pants, table-aprons, bibs, etc. 

 [The I. B. Kleinert Rubber Co., New York.] 



THE RIDGE OKONITE. 



Very few automobilists know much about the type of insula- 

 tion used in wiring their machines. There is no reason, how- 

 ever, why they should not be able to recognize the products of 

 the best manufacturers. The Okonite Co., that such recognition 



Handy Connector. 



"Handy" Ediswan is of the best type; that it never jars loose. 

 [The Chicago Electric Manufacturing Company, Chicago, 

 Illinois.] 



RUBBER MAKES IT SAFE. 



. The fire-cracker has much against it : The "Sane Fourth" peo- 

 ple will probably never give over their war against it. Tliey 

 can hardly object, on the score of danger, to the new "Safety 



Cracker" 

 here illus- 

 trated. It is 

 in brief, a 

 steel maga- 

 zine handle 



"The Safety Cracker." 



to which is attached a strong rubber ball, having an open, cir- 

 cular aperture on its upper side. A strip of paper that leads 

 through the handle, closely covers the hole and on the lower 

 surface of the ball being struck sharply against an unyielding 

 surface, the resultant compression of the air within the ball, 

 bursts the paper over the hole with a sharp report. By moving 

 the paper forward, so as to present an unbroken surface, the 

 operation may be repeated ad lib., strips of ordinary news- 

 paper, cut to right width, furnishing ammunition should the 

 strips furnished by the manufacturers be exhausted. [A. C. 

 Barler Mfg. Co., 58 W. Lake St., Chicago, III] 



Okonite Insulation. 



may be easy have a tiny ridge projecting from the surface of 

 their insulation. An excellent idea; something easily remem- 

 bered and recognized at a glance. [The Okonite Co., 253 Broad- 

 way, New York.] 



A NEW rubber sole for sporting shoes has appeared on the 

 English market. In appearance it is radically different from the 

 ordinary black, grey or red rubber product. At first glance it 

 appears to be a very close, thick felt, but it is said to be made of 

 rubber and asbestos. It wears exceedingly well, has practically 

 no odor and does not draw the feet, for the last named reaiSon 

 it makes an excellent deck shoe. 



