ArRiL i, 1904.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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THE "DRIMOSIT" RUG. 

 An altogether new type of rug for automobilists, and one 

 that has many advantages, is shown in the accompanying illus- 

 tration. The idea of this 

 is to protect the feet and 

 the legs from wet and 

 from cold,, and, at the 

 same time, not to inter- 

 fere with the work of the 

 pedals. This the " Dri- 

 mosit " does. It is a sort 

 of garment, part blanket 

 and part trousers, the 

 lower portion ending in 

 roomy feet equipped 

 with thin leather soles. 

 After stepping into it, 

 the automobilist wraps 

 it around him, fastening 

 it with buttons or snaps. 

 It is made in a great va- 

 riety of materials, either 

 single or double texture mackintosh or in shower proof goods 

 and affords ample protection, with perfect freedom of move- 

 ment. [J. W. Lovegrove & Co., 175, Piccadilly, W., London.] 



marsh's hygienic rubber finger pad. 



The device illustrated herewith marks a decided advance 



over the ordinary finger cot, for many uses. It is made in five 



sizes, so that any ordinary finger or thumb 



can easily be fitted. The face of the pad is 



of corrugated rubber, and for such uses as 



the counting of money, or the handling of 



either glazed or smooth sheets of paper by 



press feeders or binders, it is all that could be desired. It is also 



said to have found 

 alarge fieldamong 

 I postal emplojes. 

 I As a matter of 

 fact, the office 

 uses of this little 

 device are almost 

 manifold. It is 

 made from black 

 rubber. Protected 



by United States patent No. 719,352 (January 27, 1903), to 



Joseph G. Marsh ; also by foreign patents. [Marsh Finger 



Pad Co., Manchester, New Hampshire.] 



RAMIE FIBER IN RUBBER HOSE. 



For some time past there has been upon the market a line of 

 hose that shows remarkable strength tests, and that has in it 



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a woven fabric that in appearance resembles hemp. A careful 

 testing of the fiber in this fabric shows it to be eight times as 

 strong as cotton, and of such a nature that, unlike cotton, it 

 will not mildew, nor is it injured in any way by moisture. The 

 fiber, of course, is the well known ramie, which has so often 

 been talked of as something that ought to be generally utilized 

 in connection with rubber goods, and which has never hereto- 



fore been successfully used. The illustration shows a section 

 of air brake hose in which the fiber is woven in herring bone 

 pattern around the inner tube. In this the friction is accom- 

 plished by a coating of a softer, easily flowing stock upon the 

 inner tube which is forced into the interstices of the hose dur- 

 ing the process of vulcanization. This hose stands a test pres- 

 sure of between 900 to 1200 pounds to the square inch, accord- 

 ing to the number of plies. The same type of weave and the 

 same fiber is used in a great variety of hose besides air brake, 

 even to fire hose, the product being patented. [Peerless Rub- 

 ber Manufacturing Co., No. 15 Warren street, New York.] 



BRIGHT COLORED SUBSTITUTES. 



Rubber substitutes as a rule, have been of two types, the 

 white and the black, the variation in color being but shades of 

 the above. It is therefore interesting to chronicle the advent 

 of three new rape seed oil substitutes that are beautiful shades 

 of crimson, orange, and yellow. These colors are as bright and 

 lively as if they were high class pigments instead of oil substi- 

 tutes, and according to the manufacturer they hold their colors 

 during vulcanization. As they are made for admixture with 

 rubber, and as the manufacturer knows the needs of the trade, 

 this claim is likely to be borne out in practice. [William H. 

 Scheel, No. 159 Maiden lane, New York.] 



VULCANIZING SILK HATS. 

 A " new process " silk hat that has caught the English mar- 

 ket is an adaptation of the well known cork lined head gear. 

 The special value of the new type seems to be in the attach- 

 ment of the light cork lining to the silk by a fine rubber solu- 

 tion which is afterward heated and partially vulcanized. [The 

 City Cork Hat Co., 181, Strand, E. C, London.] 



INDIA-RUBBER GOODS IN COMMERCE. 



EXPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES. 



OFFICIAL statement of values for January, 1904, and the 

 first seven months of five fiscal years, beginning July 1 

 from the treasury department at Washington : 



EXPORTS TO NON CONTIGUOUS TERRITORIES. 



Official statement of values of rubber goods for the last 

 six months of two years past : 



Alaska. . . . 

 Hawaii. . . 

 Porto Rico. 

 Philippines. 



Total, six months $169585 $166,431 



DOMINION OF CANADA. 

 Values of imports of India rubber goods for the six months 

 ending December 31, in three years, officially stated : 



From — 1901. 1902. I9°3- 



Great Britain $93,185 $139,285 $168,842 



United States 289,597 274,253 313.354 



Other countrits 9,012 7,621 8.746 



Total $391 , 794 



$421,159 



$490,942 



