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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



I September i, 1910. 



THE NEWEST BICYCLE GRIP. 



m "\\ ear Well" rubber grip 1"' r use on bicycle handles, made 

 over a single smooth metal tube, of fine Para rubber, is soft and 



resilient, ciitirch seamless, 

 and shaped to tit the hand. 

 flic rubber is firmly secured 

 at either end by bread fer- 

 rules of German silver. The 

 ad\ antages claimed for it are 

 that it will not slip, crack, 

 peel, or sweat the hands. 

 [Haverford Grip Co., Phil- 



E \k\\ I 1 1. 



Grip." 



adelphia, are the manufacturers.] 



SAFETY TIRE AIR GAGE. 



A SM \i 1 and inexpensive tire gage is practically a combination 

 pump tire connection. Attached to valve stem, it opens the valve 



and allows the air to return 

 to the gage, thus indicating 

 at all times the pressure, 

 but does not allow it to 

 return to the pump. [Safe- 

 ty Tire Gauge Co., Chicago.] 



A RUBBER TIRED TOP. 



The "Ideal" ball bearing top, consisting of a nickel plated 

 ball bearing flywheel around which runs a rubber tire, and 



thro u g h the 

 center of which 

 passes a per- 



,^^^255*- 



'Ideal" Ball Bearinc Top. 



pendicular spin- 

 dle, is a toy 

 unique in its 

 line. With each 

 top is packed a 

 set of 6 brill- 

 iantly colored disks. The record spin is 5 minutes 4,5 seconds. 

 [Cushman & Denison Manufacturing Co., New York.] 



"KNEAD-IT." 



A tire repairing substance called "Knead It" is claimed to be an 

 inexpensive and quick operating substitute for vulcanized re- 

 pairs. A small quantity applied to a cut will securely seal it, 

 and prevent rotting of fabric, sand pockets and blow-outs. 

 [The M. & M. Manufacturing Co., Akron, Ohio.] 



NOVELTIES BRIEFLY MENTIONED. 



One of the latest improvements is the manufacture of rainproof 

 straw hats. Heretofore water either badly discolored the straw, 

 spotting or turning it a sickly yellow, or else ruining it outright. 



The users of dress shields will be glad to know that one need 

 no longer sew, baste or pin them in. The Kleinert shields are 

 now made with "snaps," which are fastened one at each end 

 of the shield and with no trouble can easily be snapped into the 

 sleeve of the dress. These snaps come either on the shields or 

 can be bought separately. 



A new line that the Chicago Rubber Clothing Co. (Racine, 

 Wisconsin), have added is automobile top cloths. 



The I. B. Kleinert Rubber Co. (New York) are marketing a 

 hose supporter, the "Buster Brown." They claim for it the best 

 quality of rubber, twice the usual quantity and much longer 

 wear than other makes afford. 



A unique use for worn-out automobile tire shoes is that of a 

 tugboat bow fender. All tugs are fitted with fenders, usually 

 of braided rope, padded with cork. They are essential, for tugs 

 are continually nosing and rubbing against the sides of wharves 

 and vessels. The rope fender, which really is a work of art, 

 costs anywhere from $20 to $50, and at the best lasts barely two 

 years. And old worn-out tire shoe, costing from $2 to $4 is 

 therefore a decided saving. 



FALL STYLES IN LADIES* RAINCOATS. 



TPill new tall models of ladies' raincoats are very mannish 

 ■*■ in material and in cut. The length varies from 52 to 58 

 inches, coming well to the bottom of the skirt. For the loose 

 fitting back the Raglan sleeve, patterned from the English models, 

 is one of the best styles. The new combination collar is quite 

 in vogue. It can be worn in three different ways — as a low 

 collar, a high collar, or, in stormy weather, in military fa- 

 shion. The materials vary from those with plaid backs to 

 moires and fancy silks. Silk double textures are also attracting 

 much attention, and are cut very mannish. The colors are all 

 very quiet ; gray, tan, dark blue, and dark red being preferred. 

 An advance fall style of ladies' rubberized wrap now being 

 manufactured is a silk single-breasted cape, coming to the bot- 

 tom of the dress, with a high turnover collar, and fastened with 

 five metal buttons in the front. It is had in all ordinary sizes,! 

 and in colors of olive and tan. It can be worn in all weathers 

 and as an evening wrap if so desired. 



"Auto" Silk Rubberized. 



Child's Storm C.vrE. 



Storm capes for children are coming more and more into fa- 

 shion. They are waterproof, of fast color material, light in 

 weight, and chic in lit. The hood has a pretty plaid silk lining 

 and tics; the buttons are "teddy bear" with pearl fasteners. 

 The cape comes in a great variety of colors and in sizes to fit 

 ages of 4 to 18 years. 



THE FITTING OF RAINCOATS. 



It is wonderful how ready-made clothiers are able today to 

 fit the average man. This is done by keeping a careful record 

 of changes asked for by customers during the year, averaging 

 them up and cutting patterns to suit these averages. The same 

 system obtains in making the better class garments in raincoats 

 and mackintoshes. That is why such excellent fits are turned 

 out by the best houses; it is also why the garments ten years 

 *S>j uullltl hatdly find a market anywhere. 



\ BOOK for rubber planters — Mr 

 the Tropics." 



Pearson's "What I Saw in 



The British chancellor of the exchequer (Mr. David Lloyd 

 George 1 in a recent speech in Parliament mentioned that the 

 stamp revenue fn im the London Stock Exchange had been 

 largely augmented by the "boom" in rubber and in oil. He was 

 inclined to think that during last year the increase in revenue 

 from new promotion 111 rubber and oil amounted to something 

 like £500,000 [—$2,500,0001. Mr. Lloyd George was not certain 

 whether the government could count upon a continuation of 

 such revenue from the rubber "boom" very much longer. 



