August i, 1910.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



389 



New Rubber Goods in the Market. 



MORGAN & WRIGHT "TRICTION PLUG" RUBBER HEEL. 



IN addition to the other advantages of a rubber heel for 

 leather shoes, the heel illustrated herewith has a non-slipping 

 feature, provided by placing a tightly rolled plug, composed 

 of cotton fabric and rubber, at the back of the heel, where it 

 grips the ground, holding the wearer's foot firm in place at the 

 instant the foot is put down. The fabric in this plug is thor- 

 oughly impregnated with rubber, the two materials being molded 



and cured together under 

 more than two tons hy- 

 draulic pressure, thus form- 

 ing the whole into one in- 

 separable mass. The plug is 

 referred to as wearing down 

 slowly and evenly at the 

 same rate as the surround- 

 ing rubber, and never wear- 

 ing smooth ; besides it adds 

 to the life of the heel. The 

 basket like corrugations on 

 the wearing surface are an- 

 TKg^~"~ <rg other advantage, as also is 



,.r- -n ,1 ti the air cushion space on 



Friction Plug Heel. * 



the upper side of the heel. 



These heels are made "whole" and "half," and in white and 



gray colors. [Morgan & Wright, Detroit, Michigan.] 



AN ORTHOPEDIC RUBBER HEEL. 



In view of the growing demand for a shoe with the heel 

 extended on the inside down under the shank to support the 

 arch, some of the largest manufacturers are making a line 

 of shoes, both men's and women's, with a heel of this kind. 



The leather heel, however, 

 coming under the arch of the 

 foot, seems to be too rigid, and 

 to obviate this difficulty the heel 

 herewith is being placed upon 

 the market. It is a rubber heel 

 — either whole or half — with 

 insertions of non-slipping fab- 

 ric, as shown in the cut. Per- 

 sons who have tried it claim 

 that it is beneficial in the way 

 of supporting the arch of the 

 foot, while not having the 

 rigidity of a leather heel. The 

 whole heel can be applied 

 easily by any shoemaker to an old shoe. The retail price is 75 

 cents. [Foster Rubber Co., No. 170 Summer street, Boston.] 



THE "FLAT BRAMBLE" GOLF BALL. 



An entirely new marking for golf balls is the "Flat Bramble," 

 which is illustrated to a degree in the accompanying cut. This 



is a gold crescent marking, on 

 a white cover ball. This mark- 

 ing is referred to as increasing 

 very greatly the wearing qualities 

 of the ball, besides being very 

 durable. The ball thus marked 

 holds its shape, insuring trueness 

 in play even after long, hard 

 usage. This marking is pat- 

 ented, and the balls are sold 

 under guarantee. [The Kemp- 

 shall Manufacturing Co., Arling- 

 ton, New Jersey.] 



'Flat Bramble." 



"THE PALPITATOR"— A NEW TOY. 



A novel house toy of rubber, which has been well received 

 the trade, is described as a "heart palpitator" and also as a 

 "plate lifter." Worn under 

 the clothing, as indicated 

 if @B3hM^ '" one "' tnc cuts ' '* gives 



r'^f'in"?^ a staking imitation of pal- 



pitation of the heart. Placed 

 under a table cloth, it may 

 be made to lift any small 

 article en the table. A 

 patent is pending on this 

 novelty. [Huron Rubber Co., Cleveland, Ohio.] 



THE ROCHESTER TELEPHONE MUFFLER. 



The use of the device illustrated here places within arm's 

 length all the privacy of a telephone booth, without render- 

 ing it necessary for the user to leave his desk. It saves 



the cost of a telephone 

 booth, besides the space 

 required for one. It ex- 

 cludes foreign sounds, 

 thereby improving 

 the talking qualities 

 of the telephone. It 

 also shuts out side 

 tones, so that a person 

 with whom one is 

 speaking is not an- 

 noyed by hearing other 

 voices or noises that 

 may be within range of 

 the transmitter. This 

 muffler is made of 

 glass, with a detach- 

 able rubber mask, 

 which latter can be 

 washed and thus kept 

 in sanitary condition. 

 [Rochester Telephone Muffler Co., Rochester, New York.] 



THE "RUBBER-VULC" LATHER BRUSH. 



A rubber setting for the bristles of a lather brush, and brushes 

 for many ether purposes, cannot be 

 excelled by any other method of construc- 

 tion of such articles. Rubber is absolutely 

 unaffected by use in water and soap, will 

 not absorb moisture or germs, or swell or 

 burst. The line of brushes here referred 

 to is made in a variety of styles, but in 

 each case the ferrule in which the bristles 

 are set can be unscrewed from the handle 

 proper. The handle may be had in one 

 piece of hard rubber, or made of rubber 

 and celluloid, rubber and white bone, and 

 so on. To prevent the twisting and 

 rotting of bristles, as sometimes hap- 

 pens when the brush is left standing 

 upright, there is supplied with this line a 

 neat nickel plated metal hanger with 

 screw for attachment to the wall, as 

 shown in the cut. These brushes, in seventy 

 styles, are protected by American and 

 foreign patents. [Rubber-Bound Brush 

 Co., Belleville, New Jersey.] 



Rochester Telephone Muffler. 



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"Rubber Vulc 

 Brush. 



