July 1, 1921 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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Repairing Rubber Gloves and Mittens — V 



A New and Valuable Line for Repairmen 



Household Gloves— Practical Suggestions— Repairing Heavy Gloves— Cement-Workers' Gloves and Methods of Repair— EJectric Vulcanizer for Rubber- 

 Glove Repair— X-Ray aoves— Tanners' Gloves— Driving Gloves— Acid Gloves— Mercury Gloves— Cyanide Glovcs-nSprayers' Gloves— Electricians' 

 Cloves— Testing Unemen's Rubber Gloves— Rubber Mittens— Acid- Workers' Mittens— Rubber Finger Cots— Rubber Patches 



for Leather Gloves 



HOUSEHOLD GLOVES 



LITTLE or no effort appears to be made to repair efficiently the 

 considerable number of medium-weight dipped seamless rub- 

 ber gloves worn by housekeepers, tanners, dyers, photogra- 

 phers, gardeners, embalniers, chemists, and others. "Household 

 gloves," as the type is known, are made from a wide variety of 

 gums, and the colors range from white, gray, tan, red, and brown 

 to black. For women they range in size from 6 to 9 and for men 

 from 9 to 12, inclusive, in full and half-sizes. They are generally 

 snug-fitting, have tapering fingers, and, while a few styles have 

 gauntlets, most household gloves are short with a wide wrist. 

 For special purposes some are made with a high gloss, and one 

 variety in gray is particularly soft and pliable. Long dipped 

 gloves (bleaching gloves) of pure gum are often used by women 

 to cover the hand and forearm after a preparation has been ap- 

 plied for whitening the skin. Such gloves come in sizes of from 

 6 to 10, inclusive. They are repaired in the same manner as 

 surgeons' gloves, with thin rubber and cement, and cold-cured. 



PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS 



A point to remember in getting ready for repairs is that 

 most gloves have been thoroughly coated with French talc. This 



Glove Repair Unit in a Rubber Shoe Repair Shop 



should be removed thoroughly, or the patch will not stick. It is 

 also well to recall that gloves from hospitals may not have been 

 deodorized or disinfected. It would therefore be well before 

 handling these gloves at all to dip them into the formaldehyde 

 solution that is mentioned in the previous article. Of course, 

 after dipping they should be thoroughly dried before the patch 

 is attempted. It is an excellent plan for a man doing small work, 

 such as glove repairing, to get in touch with manufacturers of 

 rubber stamps. They do a great variety of vulcanizing, make 



their own small molds and as a rule can give much information 

 that is of value. 



In order to get a good surface on the ends of fingers, some re- 

 pairers have metal thimbles cast, finished and set into a hot plate. 



'Copyrighted by Henry C. Pearson. 

 World, June I, 1921, pages 647-648. 



Continued from The Iniua Rubber 



Mended With Cots Fingers Refaced Vl'lcanized Patches 

 Three Types of Glove Repair 



The ends of the fingers can then be set down into these cavities 

 and, with the form inside, the cure is rapidly effected. For fine 

 gloves, the apparatus used in some of the hospitals might be of 

 value. They use the electrical immersion heater, or rather an 

 adaptation of it, such as is used in heating a glass of water. It is 

 indeed quite like the electric curling iron. This will cure a patch 

 at the end of a finger very well. If one is doing a large business, 

 however, it is not practical. Some repairers use a large bulb with 

 a fine nozzle on the end and draw in hot air from a gas-jet 

 to dry a small patch just as a dentist uses his small hot-air bulb 

 for drying out a tooth cavity. 



REPAIRING HEAVY GLOVES 



While all types of rubber gloves are repaired in some way, those 

 on which the most durable and efficient mending is usually done 

 are the heavy hand coverings of which cement-workers' gloves 

 are a general type, and in which class might be included the 

 gloves largely worn by tanners, dyers, glass-cutters, and acid, 

 mercury, and cyanide workers. Primarily, the incentive to re- 

 pair is the comparatively high cost of such gloves. Then, too, 

 on account of the stocky character and rich compound of which 

 they are made, such gloves are favorite subjects for vulcanizers 

 who can readily affix on them patches that give good service. 



The heavier gloves and mittens are used as a rule in industries 

 v.here the workers' hands are exposed to destructive acids or al- 

 kalies, or where there is abrasive material that tears the hands. 

 Where only wear is to be contended with, almost any repair stock 

 of good quality will answer. For tlie best work the repair should 

 be vulcanized into place. In many cases, however, self-curing stocks 

 will accomplish the purpose very well. Where the worker uses 

 gloves or mittens that come in contact with acids, care should 

 be taken to have a repair stock in which there is very little, 

 if any, whiting or any substance that is readily attacked by acids. 

 Where alkali is to be encountered, the man who supplies the re- 

 pair stock should be notified that patching material containing 

 substitutes cannot be used. 



CEMENT-WORKERS' GLOVES 



Cement-workers' gloves are made from sheets of heavy rubber 

 compound with seams reinforced and cemented so as to with- 



