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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[August i, 1904. 



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to protect the bulb against accidental compression ; and a drip 

 cup located between the handle and the comb to protect the 

 former against any leakage of the fluid used. This device may 

 also be used by ladies for bleaching, dyeing, and dressing the 

 hair. Its use avoids the waste of fluid preparations, and does 

 not soil the hands. United States patent No. 753 968, issued 

 March 8, 1904, to Arthur John Farmer. [Western Comb 

 Works, Detroit, Michigan.] 



A PEN WITH A SOFT RUBBER TIP. 

 Those who have given the matter any thought are doubt- 

 less aware that the many Japanese who are 

 able to write do so with a reed pen, and in 

 characters that do not lend themselves to the 

 metal pen used in the Western world. Their 

 pen, however, wears out easily and is so far 

 from being satisfactory that the new rubber 

 pointed pen (the tip being of soft rubber and 

 of Japanese make), has become instantly 

 popular. A short length of hollow reed fits 

 over and protects the rubber tip, which, by 

 the way, is as neat a bit of mold work as any 

 rubber manufacturer need desire. It is not 

 only grooved so that the ink which clings to 

 the outside of the tip will lead down to the 

 fine point, but at the bottom of each groove 

 is a slit leading into the hollow interior so 

 that a sort of fountain supply is also obtained. 

 The various excellencies of the pen as well 

 as the name of the manufacturer appear in 

 the characters shown on the penstock. Such 

 a pen is illustrated here. 



A NEW FAUCET CONNECTION. 

 This invention is intended for use in con- 

 nection with the "Knickerbocker" rubber 

 fountain bath brush, 

 described in this de- 

 partment of The In- 

 dia Rubber World, 

 August 1, 1903 [page 

 381], said brush com- 

 prising numerous 

 rubber ducts, through 

 the tip of each of 

 which a tiny stream 

 of water flows when 

 the brush is con- 

 nected to a faucet, 

 say in a bathroom. The new faucet connec- 

 tion, for which United States patent No. 

 761,505 has been issued to Burton D. Knicker- 

 bocker, is illustrated herewith. The surface 

 of this device, where it engages the faucet, 

 being rounded, there is no liability of the 

 rubber starting to tear at the point of contact. 

 Two metal rings are used to stiffen the rim 

 of the connection, and are so firmly held to- 

 gether that the beaded rubber edge extending around the out- 

 side of the rim cannot pull out of place. These features add 

 to the durability of the faucet connection, besides which it is 

 easy of attachment to any style of faucet. In cases where bath- 

 rooms are not fitted with combination hot and cold water 

 faucets, the new device is supplied as a double faucet connec- 

 tion. [Knickerbocker Manufacturing Co., No. 40 Dearborn 

 street, Chicago.] 



JAPANESE PEN. 



RUBBER LEGGING. 

 The very handsome rubber legging shown in the illustration 

 is made from a photograph. The 

 legging referred to is made of rub- 

 ber coated duck, and fastened with 

 hooks and laces ; the same style is 

 also made to be fastened with spring. 

 This legging is made by The Berlin 

 Rubber Manufacturing Co., Limited 

 (Berlin, Ontario), who have the ex- 

 clusive rights for its manufacture in 

 Canada. 



RUBBER COVERED BELT 

 CONVEYOR PULLEYS. 



In the belt conveyor system of the 

 Webster Manufacturing Co. (Chi- 

 cago), for handling grain, minerals, 

 and raw materials and products of a 

 great variety of mills, in addition to 

 the conveyor belts, another use of 

 rubber is involved. That is, the 

 head pulleys in many cases are cov- 

 ered with 4 ply rubber belt, securely 

 attached to the face of the pulley 



with large flat head bolts sunk in flush with the outer surface 

 of the rubber covering. The ends of the covering are serrated, 

 the serrations interlocking one another, thus presenting a 

 smooth, continuous surface. 



BRIEF NOTES OF NOVELTIES. 



In France the motor cyclists have received so many broken 

 heads that resort has been had to a pneumatic helmet to soften 

 the blow when the rider alights on the wrong end. It consists 

 of a hollow leather cap which is inflated with air just like a 

 bicycle tire. 



=Pretty sunbonnets, so called, of silk rubber, are made this 

 season for ladies' wear at the sea beaches. They can be worn 

 as large hats with a wide rim and deep frill in the edge. They 

 come in red, in blue, and in black, and cost 75 cents each in the 

 New York shops. 



= A new straw hat protector for rainy weather has made its 

 appearance. It's a fine rubber cover which fits tightly over the 

 crown and rim of the hat. It is guaranteed not to let the rain 

 through. In fine weather it can be rolled up and carried in the 

 inside pocket. 



=A sebackroscope is one of the impolite toys of the day. It 

 is made of rubber, and to fit into the eye, as the jeweler's mag- 

 nifying glass does. When it is in place the user can see not 

 only what is going on in front of him, but what the people 

 back of him are doing — at least, that is what is claimed for the 

 small glass. They do not cost much, and any one can get one 

 if the detective force does not learn of them and buy out the 

 stock. 



= A New York druggist has imported from Germany an aid 

 to sleep, which is said to be common enough there, though it 

 was never before known here, where it must be needed much 

 more than in that quieter country. The appliance consists of 

 two rubber objects not unlike small mushrooms, which fit into 

 the ears and keep out all sound. Persons accustomed to using 

 them are able to sleep in the noisiest quarters, as sound is com- 

 pletely deadened. Others, who do not find it necessary to use 

 them all night, put them into their ears in the morning, when 

 the city is awake and moving. That is the time of the day 

 when such a contrivance would be most useful to the average 

 New Yorker. 



