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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[April 1, 1914. 



New Rubber Goods in the Market. 



A NEW SHOE rOH BATHERS. 



THOSE people who are wont to complain that rubber 

 footwear is just the same now as in the daj's of our 

 fathers will lie relieved to know that a brand new shoe 

 is now being marketed and will 

 be ready for the retail trade early 

 next summer. It is a Hub-Mark 

 bathing shoe. The accompanying 

 cut shows that it has no laces 

 but is finished with an elastic 

 stockinette top that makes it fit 

 snugly over the foot. It is very 

 light in weight and yet affords 

 ample protection against pebbles, 

 shells and other disagreeable ob- 

 jects that make barefoot bathing 

 sometimes anything but enjoyable. The shoe is packed in car- 

 tons and is made in either white or black and in sizes from 

 children's 4's to men's ll's. [Boston Rubber Shoe Co., Boston.] 



GUARANTEED RAINCOATS. 



The absence of a manufacturer's guarantee does not indicate 

 that the article so offered is 

 lacking in genuine merit, this feature 

 being frequently so apparent as to call 

 for no special endorsement. But the 

 fact remains that in the minds of many 

 purchasers a guarantee of lasting 

 quality adds greatly to the desirability 

 of the article; and that this feeling 

 of security may be enjoyed by pur- 

 chasers of raincoats a line of these 

 garments, in various styles, has been 

 produced under a guarantee by the 

 manufacturer that the rubber coating 

 will not crack, peel or soften for 

 three years. The cut herewith shows 

 one of the latest styles in these 

 raincoats, a Balniacaan model, with 

 or without the belt, made of single 

 te.xture Scotch mixture, in tans and 

 grays, with all seams cemented and 

 stitched. [Sanborn Manufacturing 

 Co., 151-155 West Twenty-fifth streeet, 

 New York.] 



NATURE'S ASSISTANT. 



An invention, the offices of which will no 

 doubt be suggested by reference to the accom- 

 panying cut, has recently been placed on the 

 market. By an ingenious arrangement, a hard 

 rubber tube — various sizes of which are pro- 

 vided—is attached to an ordinary water bag. 

 the flow of the liquid which it contains being 

 regidated by means of an automatic ball valve 

 within the tube. [Williams Douche and Water 

 Bag Co., Vinita, Oklahoma.] 



PEOTECTION AGAINST AOCIDENTAX POISONING. 



The many fatalities resulting from mistaking bottles containing 

 poison for those which contain medicines of curative properties 

 have led to numerous 

 suggestions whereby a 

 recurrence of such acci- 

 dents may be avoided. 

 One of these, which 

 would seem to be well 

 adapted to serve this 

 purpose, is here shown. 

 It consists of a pronged 

 rubber band, which goes around the neck of the bottle, the letters 

 composing the word poison alternating with the prongs. A 

 ucent enactment requires that such a device be adapted to the 

 iicck of every bottle containing poison dispensed in the city of 

 Atlanta, Georgia. 



A LATE DESIGN IN GOLF SHOES. 



The accompanying cut, wliich shows a tan Russia calf oxford 

 with wing tip and decorative perforations, illustrates a late design 

 in golf shoes. The side view shows the steel studs which espe- 



WATERPROOF COVERS FOR AUTO SEATS. 



Most automobile owners find it to their advantage to protect 

 the leather upholstery of their cars by the use of waterproof 

 covers, and to meet the ever-increasing demand an especially 

 desirable rubber interlined double waterproof cloth cover is 

 now being offered the trade, at a very moderate price, by the 

 Perkins-Campbell Co., of Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Courtesy of "Shoe & Leather Reporter," Boston. 



Golf Shoe with Rubber Plugs. 



cially adapt this shoe for use on the golf links, and the flat 

 sole view shows an alternative arrangement of rubber plugs 

 which make it equally suitable for use in the club house or where 

 the unprotected steel projections would injure the floors. 



THE "PULLASTIC" BANDEAU. 



Bandeaux and hat linings are now produced which may be 

 adjusted to fit any head and which enable the wearer to dispense 

 with hatpins. They are said to give perfect poise to the hat, 

 without disarranging the hair, and to be extremely comfortable. 

 The adjustment is eff'ected by the use of an elastic band, which 

 acts as a draw string in a bandeau or lining of soft material, 

 slipping down over the head and capable of being instantly 

 shortened or released to the desired circumference. [Pullastic, 

 66, Ludgate Hill, London, E. C, England] 



LEATHER-FACED INSULATING GLOVES. 



Plain rubber insulating gloves have long been in use by those 

 engaged in electrical work, but the leather-faced rubber glove 

 is a comparatively new idea. The leather facing adds to the 

 life of the article, while in no way detracting from its effective- 

 ness. Gloves embodying this idea are included in the output of 

 the St. Helens Cable & Rubber Co., Limited, Warrington, 

 England. 



