August i, 1904.] 



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NEW GOODS AND SPECIALTIES IN RUBBER. 



HOLLOW BACKED HARD RUBBER COMBS. 



AS a rule, novelties in hard rubber combs are confined to 

 a little difference in the shape, or in the finish of the 

 back, or the stamping. But since the first rubber 

 comb was made there has been, until now, scarcely any 

 change in the fundamental principle of making these combs. 

 The new comb for which patents have been issued to Dr. Hein- 

 rich Traun, of Hamburg, does, however, embody a distinctive 

 novel feature in being made with a hollow back. The advan- 



actual thickness " 

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tages claimed for this construction are many. For instance, 

 the comb is stronger. A solid comb will sometimes snap when 

 dropped on the floor, especially in the winter, when " it catches 

 cold," lying on the marble slab of the washstand or on the 

 window sill where the rubber has a chance to freeze. When it 

 drops in this state, it almost invariably ends the life of the 

 solid comb. Even if not frozen, should a heavy comb drop on 

 the end tooth, the fall will break the tooth, and perhaps the 

 neighboring teeth, through its own weight. The hollow comb 

 has not enough weight to it to break the end tooth through 

 such an accident. The principal benefit, though, is due to the 

 fact that these hollow combs give the hand a very convenient 

 grip on the back ; they feel very comfortable in the hand, and 

 are not heavy enough to tire the arm. It is not always under- 



actual thickness 2'A 

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stood by men that dressing the hair is real work for those en- 

 dowed with a luxurious growth, but such is the fact. The use 

 of a thin comb sometimes cramps the hand ; the thick but at 

 the same time light combs made in the new way, make the 

 work of dressing the hair infinitely easier and more pleasant. 

 For delicate hands this comb is a positive boon. The new 

 comb will be known as the " Revelation " comb and will be 

 stamped with this name, as well as with the trademark of the 

 Harburg Rubber Co., showing a man sawing wood. The pat- 

 entee is the head of the firm of Dr. Heinrich Traun & Sons, 

 formerly the Harburg Rubber Co., of Hamburg and Harburg, 

 Germany, the largest manufacturers of hard rubber goods. 

 These goods are sold by Schrader & Ehlers, United States 

 agents, No. 335 Broadway, New York. 



"ELLIOTT GET THERE" GOLF BALL. 

 The construction of the ball illustrated herewith consists in 

 forming a body of textile material, with or without a core, and 

 enclosing it within a shell of Gutta-percha. The textile mater- 

 ial used may be stockinet, or such like woven fabric, or loosely 



twisted woolen yarn. The yarn, or stockinet in tapes, before use, 



is immersed in India-rubber solu- 

 tion, to give additional resiliency 

 to the ball. The body of the ball 

 may be formed by winding the 

 textile material upon itself, or it 

 may be wound upon a wooden or 

 other core. The tape or yarn is 

 stretched, in winding, to the 

 fullest possible extent. The 

 Gutta-percha shell is applied in 

 the usual manner. The object 

 of the invention, as stated in 

 the specification of United States patent No. 731,026, issued to 

 Charles B. Elliott, " among other things, is to provide golf and 

 other playing balls of good quality at a comparatively small 

 cost," and it is understood that the new ball already has met a 

 very encouraging sale. [Elliott Manufacturing Co., Menlo 

 Park, New Jersey.] 



A RUBBER SAW HANDLE. 

 Among the newest ideas for the purpose of increasing the 

 comfort of the workingman is a saw handle made of rubber. 

 The advantage of such a handle is 

 that, being elastic, it prevents vi- 

 bration and jarring of the hand of 

 the operator, and also that, as it is 

 non-breakable, it may be detach- 

 ed from one blade and put on 

 another, and is, therefore, practi- 

 cally indestructible. In shape and 

 appearance, with the exception 

 of the color, the handle is the 

 same as the wooden one now in 

 common use. In its manufacture 

 the handle is made by pressing 

 the soft rubber in a suitable 

 mold ; and, at the time of its for- 

 mation, two small pieces of heavy wire are suspended within 

 the mold in such a position that when the handle is complete 

 the wire acts as a reinforcement at the weak parts above and 

 below the finger opening. These pieces are bent so as to con- 

 form to the shape of the handle. The blade is inserted in the 

 handle in the usual manner : that is, in a slot and hung attach- 

 ed by screws. 



"SCALP SPRAYER" FOUNTAIN COMB. 

 This is a newly patented article, intended for the cure of 

 dandruff, falling hair, and scalp diseases, through the conven- 



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ient application of the remedial agents to the scalp direct. The 

 illustration, based upon the patent drawings, is designed not to 

 show a complete comb, but to indicate the principle of con- 

 struction. The comb has a tubular back, provided with dis- 

 charge orifices leading to the teeth ; a collapsible bulb con- 

 nected with the tubular back; a handle provided with a guard 



