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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



.Ianlary 1, 1921 



New Goods and Specialties 



"PNEUMATIC" BATHING CAP 



ANEW and comfortable waterproof bathing cap that does not 

 stretch to fit the head is held in place by pnenmatic pressure. 

 An air-cushion band is attached insjde the rim and may be 



inflated to head size, holding the 

 cap on easily and securing a 

 flexible adjustment entirely 

 controllable at all times. The 

 crown of the cap may be worn 

 as loosely as desired, permit- 

 ting any arrangement of the 

 hair, and avoiding headache 

 caused by pressure as in ordi- 

 nary tight-titting rubber bath- 

 ing caps. The hair does not 

 get wet as no moisture can 

 possibly leak in past the firmly 

 fitting air cushion -band. The 

 "Pneumatic" bathing cap is 

 tiood-looking and stays firmly 

 nn the head. — The Pneumatic 

 Bathing Cap Co., 14 East 

 Jackson Boulevard. Chicago, 

 Illinois. 



"PNEUM.\Trc" Bathing Cap 



A PIONEER PNEUMATIC CORD TRUCK TIRE 



Among the pneumatic cord truck tires that have attracted 

 favorable attention is the Gen- 

 eral, claimed to be the pioneer in 

 its line. Cord tires are generally 

 claimed to be resilient to the 

 greatest possible degree, and 

 therefore do not eat up the car's 

 power through friction in the 

 tires themselves, as each cord is 

 insulated in its own coating of 

 rubber. General cord truck tires 

 are built of specially compounded 

 stock on the best cord fabric, 

 with wear-resisting treads, and 

 are claimed to have a record of 

 12,000 miles on the original _ 



tread.-The General Tire & Rub- ,^„,.,,,^ Cord Truck t,„h 

 ber Co., Akron, Ohio. 



A NORWEGIAN POLICE CLUB. RUBBER-COVERED 



A humane police club which, according to the inventor, will 

 "disable the antagonist at one stroke without thereby damaging 

 him,' comprises a core of wire rope with ferrules at each end, 



RCBBER-COVERED PoLICE ClUB 



covered with rubber. At the handle end the club is provided 

 with a carrying knot which is threaded through the wire rope 



core. This uni(|ue but practical weapon has been adopted by the 

 police departments of Christiama, Norway, and Copenhagen, Den- 

 mark, and all-wood clubs have been discarded. It is the inven- 

 tion of a Norwegian policeman, F.mil Evensen Welilen, and 

 has been patented by him. United States and Canadian patents- 

 are for sale by Anthon Berg, Christiania, Norway. 



DETACHABLE FASTENER FOR HATS 

 The "Tight-On" hat elastic is a patented and clever variation 

 of an old idea. It obviates sewing on elastics, can be attached 



in a moment to any hat, and will 

 not pull out under any strain of high 

 winds. It consists of a length of 

 elastic with double pins on each end 

 that are to be pierced through the 

 hat and then spread apart. The 

 elastic is adjustable in length by 

 means of a slide. The "Tight-On" 

 hat elastic is made in black or 

 white and is adapted to children's 

 hats or sports hats. It is a boon to 

 the woman who wears her hair 

 bobbed.— Marcus & Smith, 376-380i 

 ••Ticht-On" Hat Elastic Lafayette Street, New York City. 



A CONVENIENT TIRE ACCESSORY 



The "Lox-on" a i r 

 chuck, shown in the ac- 

 companying illustration, 

 is intended for use on 

 compressors in inflating 

 tires. It contains a rub- 

 ber cylinder that fits 

 loosely over the valve, 

 but grips it tightly when 

 the lever is turned on, 

 preventing any escape of 

 air. The check-valve 

 cannot be smashed by 

 jamming, and the metal 

 baffle-plate prevents jamming over the valve shoulder, protecting 

 the valve. All parts are standardized and interchangeable. — 

 .\utomatic Tire Valve Corporation, 1755 Broadway, New York. 



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PHONOGRAPH MOTOR WITH RUBBER WHEEL 



A phonograph nintor lias been devised which has a wlieel of 

 pongc rubber to revolve the turn-talile. Any convenient electric 

 light socket furnishes the power, con- 

 nection being made by a cord of the 

 desired length. There is an inside auto- 

 matic switch which controls the current 

 and stops the motor when the record is- 

 finished. The sponge rubber wheel per- 

 mits the turn-table to revolve smoothly 

 and evenly, keeping up any rhythm de- 

 sired for dancing, and doing away with 

 the annoyance of interrupting some 

 choice musical selection to wind up the 

 motor. The "Simplicity" motor is not 

 large and conspicuous. It is finished 

 in nickel and black enamel and is prac- 

 'foolproof" as tlierc are no e.xposcd parts- 

 It attaches easily Ifi any make of phono- 



"Simplicity" 

 Piionogbapi! Motor 



tically (lustprnof and 

 to get out of order. 



