January 1, 1914.] 



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plete calendar for three montlis, wliile the reverse side is 

 intended for memoranda. 



The New Jersey Rnhher Co., of Lambertville, New Jersey, 

 manufacturers of all kinds of reclaimed rubber, also send out a 

 calendar pad to be used on a metal standard, similar to the one 

 described above, having the date on one side and space for 

 memoranda on the other. 



J. W. Coulston & Co., importers of paints and colors, of 80 

 Maiden Lane. Xew York, have mailed to their customers a desk 

 memorandum calendar 4 .x 7 inches in size, having a page for 

 each week, the calendar pages being interleaved with informa- 

 tion regarding the materials which the house imports. 



A number of handsome wall calendars have been received 

 in this office, among which the following may be mentioned : 

 The calendar issued by the United States Rubber Co. is gen- 

 erous in proportion.s, being 20 inches wide by 32 inches long, 

 and displays a striking panel in colors 15 x 21 inches in size. 

 This panel shows in the centre the handsome marble building 

 owned and occupied by the company, at Fifty-eighth street and 

 Broadway, New York, whose twenty stories looming above 

 everything in that part of the town can be seen from a great 

 distance. This building is but a short block from Columbus 

 Circle, where there are two famous monuments — the Columbus 

 monument, which has stood in the centre of the circle for many 

 years, and the beautiful Maine monument, in commemoration of 

 the heroes who went to their death in 1 lavana harbor fifteen 

 years ago. Both of these monuments are shown in the panel. 



The Textile Finishing Machine Co., of Providence, Rhode 

 Island, manufacturers of dyeing, drying and other machinery, 

 has supplied its customers with a large wall calendar. 22 .\ 

 24 inches in size, which shows a linely colored reproduction of 

 a fresco in the "House of the Vettii." Pompeii, known as "The 

 Dyers." 



Tyson Brothers, makers of rubber substitutes and chemicals, 

 of Carteret, New Jersey, have issued an artistic wall calendar. 

 11 X 14 inches in size, with a handsome colored panel in the 

 center showing a woodside road. This is a calendar that is 

 likely to be carried home. 



Distinct from the calendar mentioned above is the one issued 

 by The Stamford Rubber Supply Co., makers of rubber sub- 

 stitutes, Stamford, Connecticut. This is intended for the office. 

 It is a plain board mount on wdiich there are 365 leaves, one for 

 each day, the date being displayed in type over 3 inches higli. 

 so as to be visible at a considerable distance. 



Those who have received one of the calendars distributed — 

 probably in not too large quantities — by the .\damson Machine 

 Co., makers of rubber machinery, of Akron, Ohio, may con- 

 sider themselves among the very fortunate, for it is a fine piece 

 of art. The calendar consists of a cream-colored mat fas- 

 tened to a buff card with a silk ribbon, the extreme dimensions 

 being 15 x 18 inches. The upper part of the calendar is filled 

 with a triple panel showing in a gilt frame a soft evening land- 

 scape. The sun has just set and the golden clouds in the sky 

 are reflected in the quiet w-aters of a gentle stream. Sloping 

 banks of green and a little cluster of trees add to the general 

 effect. It is printed in very delicate colors and makes a charm- 

 ing picture. Very few of these calendars will linger in the 

 office — they are destined to hang in a great many "best" rooms. 



VARIOUS HOLIDAY SOUVENIRS. 



The Cell Drier Machine Co., Taunton. Massachusetts, has 

 favored its customers with a useful souvenir in the shape of a 

 brass hand blotter, set off with red, giving a very striking color 

 effect and having a curved blotting surface. 



Mr. Geo. W. Watkinson, of the Standard .Asphalt & Rubber 

 Co., 185 Madison avenue. New York, has mailed out a large 

 number of rubber stockings made from the famous "M. R. X." 



The J. H. Day Co., manufacturers of rubber mill machinery, 

 Cincinnati, Ohio, and The Federal Rubber Manufacturing Co.. 



of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, distributed cards of Christmas greet- 

 ing among their friends and patrons. 



TIKE WRAPPER FOR REPAIR WORK. 



In the garage or repair shop the operation of retreading 

 tires is usually performed by wrapping the tape around the 

 tire by means of the hands alone. This requires skilled work- 

 manship as well as considerable physical strength, and often 

 results in uneven pressures being produced in different parts 

 of the tire. The hand-operated winder shown in the accom- 

 panying illustration is claimed to overcome this difficulty. 

 In operation, the wet bandage, tightly wound on its spool, 

 is dropped into a recessed slot in the frame and the pressure 



1 HE KossM.AN Tire \\ r.\pi>er. 



arm is released against the bandage. .A portion of the band- 

 age is unwound and passed through the guides and once 

 around the tire, establishing an overlap to secure the end. 

 The tire is secured in a horizontal position, as shown, and 

 the roller arm clasped around it. Then the machine is simply 

 rotated, causing the bandage to be draw^i from the spool and 

 tightly wrapped around the tire. The average tire requires 

 about three 20-yard bandages, depending upon the amount 

 of overlap, which is regulated at will by the operator. The 

 machine will wrap any tire from 2'/. to 6 inches in size. In 

 order that the tire be wrapped very tightly, it is necessary 

 that the bandage itself be wound tightly upon its spindle; 

 and to accomplish this result, a special winder has been 

 designed, which stretches the bandage tightly around the 

 spindle and passes it through water at the same time. [R. G. 

 Rossman, Seattle, Washington.] 



PROPOSALS FOR GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES. 



The Bureau of Supplies and .\ccounts. Navy Department, 

 Washington, D. C, will receive bids until January 6 for furnish- 

 ing the following materials. Firms interested should make ap- 

 plication to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, giving the 

 schedule number desired : Schedule 6152, rubber fire hose, un- 

 liiied linen fire hose, upper-deck fire hose, flexible metallic hose, 

 garden hose, suction hose, wash-deck hose. Schedule 6154, flex- 

 ible metallic hose, rubber hose. Report No. 1591. 



