December 1, 1913.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



143 



New Rubber Goods in the Market. 



THE APSLEY •TANGO." 



WIIEX our forefathers and our foremolhers used to dance 

 the stately minuet they never dreamed that their 

 descendants would some day go over the dancing tloor 

 with such rapidity, with so many leaps and so many dips and 



so many other swift 

 and sudden move- 

 ments, that they 

 would have to wear 

 rubbers in order to 

 keep their feet. But 

 all this has conic 

 about. In place of 

 the stately minuet 

 and the innocuous 

 Virginia reel, every- 

 body now is dancing 



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1 HE Wo.MENS Tango Rubber. ,. 



thmg else equally 



full of motion. Just how long these dances will remain popular 

 cannot be prophesied, but probably for some time, their popu- 

 larity appearing to increase nightly. 



The shoemakers have cudgeled their brains to provide the 

 best sort of footwear to meet the new conditions. Some have 

 inserted a rubber 

 patch in the toe, 

 and some in the 

 center of the sole ; 

 but here comes the 

 Apsley Rubber Co. 

 with the "Tango" 

 rubber that ap- 

 pears to meet 

 the situation ad- 

 mirably. It is in- 

 visible and al- 

 most imponder- 

 able. When put "^"^ -^^E.N-'s "T.^.^■^;o•' Rubbkr. 



on the dancing pump it is unobserved, and as each rubber 

 weighs but an ounce its weight is not a serious considera- 

 tion. It has a very light rubber sole with just enough upper 

 to catch on the edge of the leather sole. The sole runs up 

 under the arch of the foot, where a little metal socket lits over 

 a metal button that has previously been pressed into tlie arch 

 of the leather shoe. These Tangos can be put on when re- 

 quired and put back in the pocket when not required. This 

 is no theoretical shoe, as it has been thoroughly tested on the 

 dance floor. The Apsley company expects a very large sale 

 on these shoes this season, and assuming that society continues 

 to cherish the Tango, their expectations will undoubtedly lie 

 realized. [Apsley Rubber Co.. Hudson, Massachusetts.] 



THE GOODYEAR CO.'S FLEXIBLE METALLIC HOSE. 



In setting forth its claim to superiority over ordinary vari- 

 eties of metallic hose and those made of rubber alone, the Good- 

 year Tire & Rubber Co. calls attention to the extreme liexibil- 

 ity of its "Kantkink" metallic hose, its durability and resistance 

 to high pressure. This hose is provided with an interlocking 

 metallic casing which completely surrounds the inside regular 

 hose tube and which, while protecting the latter from destructive 

 kinks, in no way detracts from its adaptability. The inner tube 

 sustains the pressure, and it is asserted that an amount equal 

 to 1,000 pounds to the square inch has been exerted in test 

 cases without bursting the hose. 



Blow-out Sleeve with 

 Side Flaps. 



Replete with information for rubber manufacturers — Mr. 

 Pearson's "Crude and Compounding Ingredients." 



BUBBEK AND FABBIC SLEEVE FOR BLOW-OUTS. 



Another device introduced for the purpose of assisting the 

 motorist in case of tire trouble is a new form of blow-out sleeve 

 with flaps for fixing in place. This sleeve consists of several 



layers of cotton duck securely 

 vulcanized together. The flaps 

 are intended to be placed be- 

 tween the bead on the casing 

 and the rim to prevent the sleeve 

 from slipping. It contains seven 

 plies of fabric and forms an ef- 

 fective bridge under the blow- 

 out. These plies of fabric are 

 cut on the bias to prevent the 

 flaps from tearing ofl' and to form a strong protection to the 

 inner tube. The sleeve is made in six sizes to fit any tire. [Essex 

 Rubber Co., Trenton, New Jersey.] 



RUBBEB IN BESPIRATOS CONSTBUCTION. 

 Of recent years much attention has been given to the develop- 

 ment of respirating apparatus to enable rescuers in mine or fire 

 disasters to breathe comfortably in air filled with smoke, dust, or 



poisonous gases. One of 

 the simpler forms of 

 these devices is shown in 

 the accompanying cut. 

 This respirator is made 

 in one piece, of air-tight 

 rubber fabric, and cov- 

 ers the whole face. It is 

 fitted with a sponge 

 which thoroughly filters 

 ■ the air supplied. The eye 

 pieces are equipped with 

 a slide-cleaning arrange- 

 ment which enables the 

 operator to clean the 

 glass on the inside while 

 in use. A tight fit against 

 the face is secured by a 

 pneumatic cushion which 

 is inflated previous to its use and controlled by a small stop cock. 

 [S. F. Hayward & Co., 39 Park Place, New York.] 



MAKING WORK EASY FOR THE PLUMBER. 



Heretofore, great difliculty has always been experienced in 

 cleaning out stopped-up sewers and drain pipes where the pres- 

 sure of the water or other liquid alone was insufficient to remove 



the obstacle. The device shown 

 in the illustration has been de- 

 signed to do the work of cleaning 

 out these pipes by merely apply- 

 ing it to the end of the pipe and 

 attaching a hose to one end of 

 the brass connection. The body 

 of the device is one continuous 

 piece of flexible rubber vulcan- 

 ized in the form of a choked cyl- 

 inder. Either end of the cleaner 

 can be used by attaching the hose 

 to the opposite end of the brass 

 nipple. It is made in 4 and 6-inch 

 sizes, and may be used for any 

 size of pipe up to these dimen- 

 sions. [Davenport Manufacturing 

 Co., Davenport, Iowa.] 



How THE Respir.vtor Is Worn. 



Cleaner. 



