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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[February i, 1904. 



A special form of construction of the tread is shown, to add to 

 resiliency and durability of the tire. A third novelty was a 

 " metallic tread," applicable to tires of whatever type. This 

 consists of incorporating within the tread, before vulcanization, 

 a number of steel rivets, with flattened heads, which protect the 

 rubber from wear, in any form of tire, and especially protect 

 pneumatic tires from puncture. " The company continue to 

 make a feature of the Turner endless solid tire. 



Representatives. — Lewis D. Parker, president ; J. W. Gilson, secretary ; A. E. 

 Friswell, assistant superintendent ; Burton Parker, advertising manager ; R. P. 

 Parker, New York downtown manager ; E. S. Roe, New \ r ork uptown manager; 

 E. E. McMaster, Detroit manager ; T. S. Edwards, Alexander O. Holroyd, R. C. 

 Clunnn, B. C. Severance, B. W. Snoman, Joseph Rentall, H. F. Snyder, R. H. 

 Laporte, J. F. Coughlin, salesmen. 



India Rubber Co. (New Brunswick, New Jersey). — India 

 " G & J " automobile tires, made under license ; single tube car- 

 riage and motor tires ; " India " detachable automobile tires — 

 double tube — held in place by flanges bolted to the felly; 

 " India " endless solid motor and wagon tires; "India" side 

 wire solid tires; "India" two-wire solid tires; tire applying 

 machines. This is a new factory, continuing the business of 

 the India Rubber Co. burned out at Akron last year, with the 

 addition of the " G & J " licensed tire. 



Representatives, — Claude Piatt, Silas L. Hazel, and various representatives 

 of the factory. 



International Automobile and Vehicle Tire Co. 

 (Milltown, New Jersey). — " International " single tube (" Fox 

 brand "), detachable, solid, and cushion tires, for automobiles 

 and carriages. The detachable tire is made under license from 

 The G& J Tire Co., and is also labeled "Fox brand." The 

 solid tires are of the ordinary two wired on type. The com- 

 pany also market a machine for applying solid tires. 



Representatives. — JamesC. Matlock, president; Park Mathewson, general rep- 

 resentative ; H. S. De Silver and R. W. Ireland, salesmen. 



Morgan & Wright (Chicago) confined their exhibit to 

 their new product, the " Morgan & Wright clincher" lire. In 

 section, this tire is circular, rather than oval, as in the case of a 

 number of other manufacturers, which feature is believed to 

 put less strain on the walls of the tire when in use. Besides, 

 an element of elasticity has been added to the tread by the in- 

 corporation in it of several plies of fabric with layers of rubber 

 between, with the idea that, should the wheel strike an obstruc- 

 tion, it will pass over with less damage to the tire. The two 

 features here noted are pointed out as lessening the tendency 

 of the rubber and the fabric to part company, a cause of 

 shortening the life of tires quite as much as actual wear of the 

 tire surfaces. 



Representatives.— Arthur Phelps, sales manager; W. C. Marion, New York 

 manager; J. J. Alexander, Chicago; G. S. Shugart, New York; J. C. Weston, 

 Detroit. 



THE FOREIGN TIRES. 



Not the least interesting feature of the show was the appear- 

 ance for the first lime in an American show of exhibits of for- 

 eign made tires, side by side with those of home manufacturers. 

 There were two such exhibits, embracing tires which have al- 

 ready become known here, not only by reputation, but through 

 their use, for several years past, on imported automobiles. 



The Continental tire was exhibited by the Continental 

 Caoutchouc Co., No. 298 Broadway, New York, this being an 

 American corporation formed to represent the famous Hanover 

 tire manufacturers in this market. Special attention was call- 

 ed to the winning of the Gordon Bennett Cup, in last year's 

 races, by a motor car fitted with " Continental " tires. 



The MlCHELIN tire was exhibited by Norris N. Mason, No. 

 132 West Twenty-seventh street, New York, agent in the 

 United States for the French firm of Michelin. In the Gordon 

 Bennett cup race were three automobiles fitted with Michelin 



tires, and these finished second, third, and fourth. Twenty-five 

 of the forty foreign automobiles in the show were equipped 

 with Michelin tires. This exhibit included two wheels, with 

 Michelin tires, on which a Mr. Lake, of New York, is said to 

 have toured 4000 miles in Europe. 



the other tires. 



The de Laski & Thropp Circular Woven Tire Co. 

 (Trenton, New Jersey) exhibited a tire patented by Albert de 

 Laski, and the fabric in which is woven on a loom by the same 

 inventor, described as the only circular loom yet perfected 

 " for weaving a true annular cylindrical fabric for tires." The 

 body of the tire resembles ordinary cotton fire hose, the an- 

 nular feature being attained by grouping the warps of largest 

 diameter on that side of the tube which answers for the tread, 

 and those of the smallest diameter on the side to be used next 

 to the rim, the warps gradually decreasing in size as they re- 

 cede, on either side, from the center line of the tread portion 

 of the fabric. The fabric portion is of one piece, practically 

 without a seam, and claims are made of great strength, flexi- 

 bility, and durability. The rubber cover is cemented on. 



The Fawk.es Rubber Co. (Denver, Colorado) exhibited the 

 Fawkes " Indestructible Airless Tire," which has the outward 

 appearance of a single tube pneumatic, but is fitted with a rub- 

 ber core provided with a succession of chambers, to render the 

 whole resilient. Basil S. Courtenay, manager of the New York 

 office, was in charge, and reported a good list of sales. The 

 tires are made by the Milwaukee Rubber Works Co. [Illus- 

 trated in The India Rubber World, July 1, 1903.] 



The B-OK Tire Co. (Chicago) exhibited the " B-OK " tire. 

 which, not inflated, is offered as a " strictly pneumatic tire." 

 It consists of a core of sponge rubber, surrounded by layers of 

 canvas and an outer cover of rubber. The sponge is claimed 

 to serve as a vast number of small air cells, with the effect of a 

 well inflated pneumatic tire. [Illustrated in The India Rub- 

 ber World, June 1,1903.] 



The Tennant Auto-Tire Co. (Springfield, Ohio) exhibited 

 the Tennant " puncture proof " tire. The tread is built up with 

 strips of puncture proof fabric, besides which the air tube is 

 protected from side punctures by cushions lying between the 

 outer and inner tubes. [Sponge cushion feature illustrated in 

 The India Rubber World, September 1, 1903.] 



Whalebone Rubber Co. (New York) exhibited a pneu- 

 matic tire made of special materials, and on special lines, to 

 prevent puncture. When deflated this tire, it is claimed, will 

 not collapse to the same extent as ordinary pneumatic tires of 

 circular section, on account of its broad square tread. [Illus- 

 trated in The India Rubber World, June 1, 1902.] 



The Foster Rubber Co. (Boston) exhibited a tire, the 

 head of which is protected from slipping, and also made to 

 wear longer, by a succession of Foster " friction plugs." This 

 feature is capable of attachment to any type of tire. [Illus- 

 trated in The India Rubber World, November 1, 1903.] 



The Stodder Tire Co. (New York), which had an exhibit 

 some years ago at the cycle shows, reappeared with an auto- 

 mobile tire involving their special fabric, designed both for 

 strength and for protection against punctures. 



William Corliss & Co. (Providence, Rhode Island) made 

 no exhibit, but announced the forthcoming Corliss" puncture 

 proof pneumatic tire." It is promised that it can be immov- 

 ably fixed to wheels by means that will not diminish its strength 

 or durability, that it will be less cumbersome than other tires, 

 proof against puncture and yet resilient, and, altogether, prove 

 the first saisfactory pneumatic tire for automobiles. The tire 

 embraces two air tubes, with steel protective plates. 



