Sei'iemper i, 1910.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD. 



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New Rubber Goods in the Market. 



Douglas Bowling Shoe. 



A SCOTCH BOWLING SHOE. 



Tili Douglas patent bowling shoe is a recent addition 

 to sporting footwear. It is vulcanized over specially 

 shaped lasts which allow the two sides of the counter to 

 come cli Fe together, thus forming a spring attachment, sufncinetly 



strong to tightly grip the heel por- 

 tion of the shoe. This grip is in- 

 tensified by the lining of the heel 

 seat with corrugated rubber, which 

 is said to obviate slipping. There 

 are no straps, laces, or buckles, 

 the adherence of the shoe depend- 

 ing wholly on the spring attach- 

 ment. Another desirable feature is 

 a perfectly flat sole. [Waverly 

 Rubber Co., Edinburgh, Scotland.] 



A SERVICEABLE HUNTING BOOT. 



The new "Kalkalong" boot is one 

 of the most serviceable for hunting 

 as it will not scratch from briars, 

 and is waterproof. It consists of 

 the well known La Crosse "Red Fiber" sole, a vamp of 

 black rubber, and an upper of heavy well oiled tan leather 

 running to the knee. This top has a good sized snow and 

 water excluder, extending from the vamp to the top of the boot, 

 ami is fastened by means of raw hide lacings, which pass through 

 eyes near the vamp, but around hooks the rest of the way, mak- 

 ing the boot convenient to slip on. The whole is a natty ap- 

 pearing, yet practical, boot for the hunter. [La Crosse Rubber 

 Mills Co., La Crosse, Wisconsin.] 



BLACKSTONE VACUUM MASSAGER. 



The Blackstone vacuum massager is an appliance to be used 

 in any bathroom. As shewn in the illustration it has a faucet 

 connection, and a large rubber bulb to which is attached a rubber 



tube connecting 

 with a small pipe on 

 the side. The "ap- 

 plicator" or mas- 

 sager is attached to 

 the other end of the 

 tubing, through 

 which the running 

 water which op- 

 erates the massage 

 device passes. To 

 cleanse the instru- 

 ment the "appli- 

 cator" should be 

 placed in hot water 

 while the suction is 

 on, and the water 

 will pass through 

 the cylinder, carry- 

 ing with it all re- 

 fuse matter, which 

 cylinder. [Blackstone 



Blackstone Vacuum Massager. 



discharges itself through the bottom of the 

 Manufacturing Co., Chicago.l 



THEY GUARANTEE FOR 5,000 MILES! 



A tire renovating method for which much is claimed, is known 

 as the "triple tread" process. With the old tire casing for a 

 basis, the process consists of a heavy application of rubber, cov- 

 ered with two plies of French chrome leather. It is claimed 

 that the close adherence of the two substances produces a com- 



bined resiliency and durability. An outside coating of rubber 

 studded with 3 to 6 rows (according to size of casing) of 

 hardened steel stud-, tends to make the tire skid proof. This 

 process may be applied to any tire. [Triple Tread Manufacturing 

 Co., Chicago.] 



"LUXURY" LATHER BRUSH. 



A lather brush constructed on the old time "dauber" plan, 

 with bristles attached to one side of a disk shaped end of the 



handle, and having 

 150 round red rub- 

 ber fingers on its 

 other side, is novel 

 in shape and pur- 

 pose, which is said 

 to so soften the 

 beard as to material- 

 ly promote the com- 

 fort of shaving, 

 strengthen the tex- 

 ture of the skin, 

 [Luxury Sales Co., 



The "Luxury" Brush. 



and possess general massage properties. 

 Troy, New York.] 



NEW FORMS OF RUBBERSET BRUSHES. 



The Rubberset Brush Co. (Newark. New Jersey), who have 

 made a wonderful success in shaving brushes set in vulcanized 

 rubber, have conferred a distinct service upon humanity in pro- 

 ducing a rubberset tooth brush, the bristles of which stay where 

 they belong instead of wandering around the roof of the mouth, 

 and finally lodging in the epiglottis. The same company are 

 also marketing a rubberset hair brush. 



STILL ANOTHER OVERSHOE. 



A newly patented rubber overshoe has for its object the 

 retention of shape, and at the same time to prevent the foot 

 from sweating. Also it is intended to be proof against splitting 

 at the points most subject to strain, and to so securely engage 

 the leather shoe as not to pull off on becoming stuck in the 

 mud. It has a thickened marginal edge, inclined on its inner 

 face to provide an inside overhang, and a fluted formation and a 



corrugated rein- 

 forcing wire em- 

 bedded in the 

 thickened edge 

 and corresponding 

 in shape to the 

 fluted formation, 

 the upstanding 

 portions of the 

 corrugations e x - 

 tending into the 

 upstanding portion 

 [Leigh B. Trafton, 



Trafton's New Overshoe. 



of the pleated surfaces of the thickened edge. 

 Limestone, Maine.] 



A CORK CENTERED BASEBALL. 



An innovation in baseball manufacture is a new cork centered 

 ball, succeeding the ball with the rubber center in vogue since 

 the early '8o's. Instead of a solid rubber center, the new ball 

 has a cork center with a corrugated Para rubber covering % 

 inch thick. In weight and size it complies with the requirements 

 of the official rules, and is claimed to be a decided improvement, 

 both from a league and amateur standpoint, over any ball pre- 

 viously offered. It is said to be yielding and consequently more 

 durable than the old type of ball. [A. J. Reach Co., Philadelphia.] 



