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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[August 1, 1914. 



DESIGN FOR A GOLF BALL. 



The accompanying drawing shows a new golf ball, the sub- 

 ject of design patent No. 45,741, filed by B. De Mattia, of Gar- 

 field^ and assigned to the F. A. Cigol Rubber Co., of Paterson— 





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A Xkw Goi.F B.\LL Design. 



both in New Jersey. The ball is made with four series of cir- 

 cular ridges extending around it in four directions and inter- 

 lacing, as shown. 



A NEW RUBBER FOOT. 



We illustrate herewith an artificial foot made of rubber and 

 steel springs, recently patented in England by B. Graham, of 

 Belfast, Ireland. The entire lower portion of the foot, extend- 

 ing from the heel to the 

 toe, is made of rubber. 

 This part is indicated at 

 o. The sole part has 

 flexible steel plates im- 

 bedded therein and held 

 together by means of 

 • clips. In the heel portion are flexible coil springs to assist in 

 supporting the rubber cushion. 



A NEW USE FOR ELASTIC FABRICS. 



The insistent demand for a corset which wliile giving natural 



and graceful lines will at the same time furnish the desired sup- 



-port, has led to the production of a great variety of elastic cor- 



•.sets, many of which, however, have been found unsatisfactory 



on account of their tendency to stretch and bulge in spots after 



"a few w-earings. This defect, according to the makers, has been 



completely overcome in the manufacture of the "Smart Set" 



corset, which is made not altogether of elastic but of "Lastikops" 



cloth, an open, ventilated weave with interwoven elastic sections. 



' said to be light and cool ; to give but not to stretch : which doesn't 



iheat or draw, and which wears like a strong coutil." [Smart 



"Set Corset Co., New York.] 



5= ' A WOOD AND RUBBER BLOCK TIRE. 



Tile accompanying drawing shows a novel form of motor 

 ' truck tire, built up of alternate blocks of wood and rubber, 

 "'^he rim '.s L-shaped, and has a detachable flange bolted to one 

 '' side in order to complete the annular trough which receives the 



tire. A solid 

 ^rubber ring is 



provided in the 

 ■ "bottom of the 

 ; tcpugh, as shown 



in the sectional 

 l-vje\v, and the 



blocks are seated 



upon this. There 



are t w o stag- 

 gered rows of 



the wood and rul)bcr blocks, wliicli arc retained in position by 



wooden pegs fitting in elliptical slots between them. At certain 

 ^points the bolts, which hold the side plates together, take the 



place of the wooden pegs. It is said that this construction pro- 

 „vides a tire possessing resiliency and good wearing qualities. 



The tendency to skid is reduced, and the tread surface is easily 



renewed when worn down. 

 "^ TKis tire is the subject of British patent No. 16,234, recently 



granted to S. T. Richardson and R. Price. 



A WOMEN'S RUBBERIZED VELVET TOP SHOE. 



Here i^ something really new in footwear for women. 

 Apparently it is a nine-button shoe with patent leather vamp 

 and velvet top. but as a matter of fact it is not a button shoe 



at all as the velvet top has an 

 elastic back similar to the goring 

 of the congress shoe of former 

 days and the wearer has only to 

 pull the shoe on and pull the shoe 

 off without touching a button. 

 This not only saves all the time 

 of buttoning and unbuttoning, but, 

 what is more to the point, the 

 shoe fits just as snugly after being 

 worn a month as it does on the 

 first day. This shoe is made both 

 in high top and low cut style 

 and in lace as well 

 as ill Ijutton effect. 

 It is iicing intro- 

 duced by Lord & 

 Taylor, of New 

 York, and its convenience and trimness should give it im- 

 mediate popularity. 



A LIVE LEATHER AND RUBBER BELT. 



A decided novelty in the way of a belt for men is made of 

 man\ long parallel str?nds of ruliber thread laid loosely on each 



side of an uuici launc strip or base. The cover, which is of 

 leather, is soaked until pliable and then stretched and grained 

 to imitate various leather finishes. The edges are skived, and 

 the cover is then cemented over the rubber thread and fabric 

 base. When finished it presents an attractive appearance, and is 

 agreeably flexible to the wearer. [The Live Leather Belt Co., 

 78 Walker street. Xew York.] 



ALL CROOKED LEGS MAY NOW BE STRAIGHT. 



There is nothing that takes the ardor and ambition out of a 

 man and plunges him into chronic "dumps'' like coming into the 

 world with a pair'of 

 bow legs. A man may 

 have the heart of a lion 

 and be able to speak six 

 languages but if he has 

 bow legs everybody 

 laughs the minute he 

 comes in sight. But 

 fortunately bow legs 

 are now- a thing of the 

 past. Here is the 

 "bow-strait," a simple 

 Pennsylvania invention 

 which puts straight legs and crooked legs all on a par. It is 

 simply a bow of pliable hard rubber fastened at both ends to 

 the garter, the bow projecting out from below the knee towards 

 the other leg. Obviously, the trouser hanging down over this 

 rubber projection is obliged to hang straight, so that the bowest- 

 legged man can carry himself with dignity, and nobody know 

 the difference, unless he is one of those people who can't keep 

 a secret and tells it himself. (Cavanagh Bros., Pottsville, Pa.) 



The Bowstr.mt — A Device for 

 Perpendicularizing Bow Legs. 



Should be on every rubber man's desk— Crude Rubber and 

 Compounding Ingredients; Rubber Country of the. Amazon; 

 Rubber Trade Directory of the World. 



