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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



January 1, 1921 



Vol. 63 



JANUARY 1. 1921 



No. 4 



TABLE or CONTENTS. 



Editorials: Pages 



The New Year 233 



Accurate Tire Statistics Imperative 233 



Seasonable Rubber Goods 233-234 



Will $3 Rubber Come Again?. . 234 



Tire Values Vastly Increased. 234 



Rubber and Whiskey • • 234 



A Glossary of Words and Terms Used in the Rubber 



Industry. By Henry C. Pearson 235-236 



The Manufacture of Balata Belting Illustrated 236-238 



Artificial Lighting in the Rubber Industry. Bv E. 



Leavenworth Elliott Illustrated 239-241 



Cost Accounting in the Rubber Industry — II. By 



Fcrd G. Kirby Charts 241-242 



The Manufacture of Tire Flaps ...Illustrated 243-244 



The Oldest Piece of Rubber in the World. Illustrated 244 

 Some Microsections Cut from Vulcanized Rubber 

 Articles. By Harlan A. Depew and I. K. Ruby. 



Illustrated 244-246 

 The Aging of Certain Rubber Compounds. By I. R. 



Ruby and Harlan A. Depew 246 



Controlling Chimney Losses to Save Fuel. Illustrated 247 

 Hard Rubber Parts of Storage Batteries. Illustrated 248 



New Use for Gas Containers Illustrated 249 



Sanitation in Rubber Mills 249-250 



Pneumatic Tires Criticized lUustrated 250 



Chemistry: 



What the Rubber Chemists Are Doing 251-253 



Acceleration of Vulcanization — II Graphs 251-253 



Methods of Analysis 253 



Chemical Patents 253-254 



Laboratory Apparatus Illustrated 254 



Machines and Appliances Illustrated 255-258 



Solvent Recovery Apparatus. Machine for Trim- 

 ming Molded Hose. Tube and Air Bag Insert- 

 ing Machine. Compensating Coupling for Mill 

 Lines. New Elevator Controllers. Overhead 

 Conveying System for Rubber Factories. Elec- 

 trically Heated Glue Pot. An Improved Tire 

 Builder. Mill-Stone Grinder. Machine for Vul- 

 canizing Wholesoles to Old Tires. An Electric 

 Industrial Truck. Air Moisture Separator. Me- 

 chanical "Take-off" for Bolton Bias Cutter. Inner 

 Tube Splicing Brush. 



Machinery Patents Illustrated 258-259 



Continuous Tire Vulcanizer. Machines for Mak- 

 ing Battery Jars. Other Machinery Patents. 



Process Patents ■ • 259 



New Goods and Specialties Illustrated 260-262 



"Pneumatic" Batliing Cap. A Pioneer Pneumatic 

 Cord Truck Tire. A Norwegian Police Club, 

 Rubber-Covered. Detachable Fastener for Hats. 

 A Convenient Tire Accessory. Phonograph 

 Motor with Rubber Wheel. Water Vessel for 

 Keeping Fruit and Vegetables. A Rubber Cush- 

 ioned Hammer. A Corrugated Inner Tube. Pen- 

 cil Eraser Easily Attached. Comfort in Tele- 

 phoning. "Ever-Ready" Folding Shaving Brush. 

 A New Type of Rubber Heel. Canadian Tire 

 Designs. An American Sole and Heel Pad Set. 

 Red Short Boots for Service. A Dual Tread Cord 

 Tire. Valve Caps Boxed in Sets, 



The Problem of Gutta Percha Cultivation Solved. 



Illustrated 263 



Pages 

 War Department Specifications for Mechanical Rub- 

 ber Goods— IV 264 



The Obituary Record ■ 265-267 



Colonel Harry E. Converse (Portrait). Commo- 

 dore Elias C. Benedict (Portrait). Lucius J. 

 Knowles. F. C. J. Pusinelli (Portrait). Dr. L. 

 A. Dreyfus. G. Schneider. 



The Editor's Book Table 267 



"Bambers Rubber Calculator Book." "Twenty- 

 Ninth Annual Edition of Hendrick's Commercial 

 Register of the United States for Buyers and 

 Sellers." "Export Register of the Federation of 

 British Industries." 



New Trade Publications 267 



Interesting Letters from Our Readers ■ 267-268 



Judicial Decisions 268 



The Rubber Association of America — Activities of. . 269-270 

 American Rubber Trade — News Notes and Personals 271-285 



Financial Notes 271 



Dividends 271 



Rubber Stock Quotations 271 



New Incorporations 271-272 



John B. Tuttle Portrait and Sketch 273 



East and South By Our Correspondent 274 



New Jersey By Our Correspondent 275 



Lee Tire & Rubber Co Illustrated 276 



Massachusetts By Our Correspondent 277-278 



Rhode Island By Our Correspondent 278 



Ohio By Our Correspondent 278-280 



Mid-West By Our Correspondent 280-281 



Mid-West Rubber Manufacturers' Association — 



Annual Meeting and Banquet Illustrated 281-282 



Model Plant of The \\'ildman Rubber Co. 



Illustrated 283 



Pacific Coast By Our Correspondent 284-285 



Canadian Notes 285 



Foreign Rubber News: 



Great Britain By Our Correspondent 286-287 



Europe 287-289 



Planting: 



Rubber Trade in the Far East 



By a Special Correspondent 290-292 



Bolivia 292-293 



Patents Relating to Rubber 294-295 



United States. Canada. United Kingdom. 

 Trade Marks 295-296 



United States. United Kingdom. Canada. 

 Designs Illustrated 296-297 



United States. Canada. Germany. 

 Inquiries and Trade Opportunities 297 



Markets: 



Crude Rubber 



Highest and Lowest New York Prices. 



Amsterdam Rubber Market 



Singapore Rubber Market 



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Reclaimed Rubber 298-299 



Rubber Scrap 307 



Cotton and Other Fabrics 307-308 



Chemicals and Other Ingredients 309-310 



Statistics: 



Antwerp Rubber Arrivals 



Brazil, Exports from Manaos During September 



and October, 1920 



Canada, Statistics for, .\ugust and September, 



1920 



Ceylon Rubber Exports 



Federated Malay States Rubber Exports 



Italy, Statistics for, May and June, 1920 



Java Rubber Exports 



Penang Rubber Exports 



Straits Settlements Rubber Exports 



United Kingdom, October, 1920 



United States: 



Crude Rubber Arrivals at Atlantic and Pacific 

 Ports as Stated by Ships' Manifests 



Custom House Statistics 



Exports of India Ruliber Manufactures During 

 September, 1920 (By Countries) 



Imports bv Months for 1920 



Statistics for August, 1920 



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