November 1, 1919.1 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



New Goods and Specialties. 



FOR THE PROTECTION OF LINEMEN. 



rMEET THE DEMAND from linemen for rubber articles to aid 

 them in protecting themselves from electric wires, makers 

 of rubber goods are constantly developing new ideas. 



Certain standard goods come to be required and others arc much 



in demand. A new 



item is shown in 



the accompanying 



illustration. It is 



made of three layers of 



rubber and two of canvas 



arranged alternately, with Li.nlman' 



the canvas layers laid 



crosswise with respect to each o'ther. This trough is shaped 



to fit over live wires for insulation purposes. Two hard rub- 



rer rings, slotted, with an opening sufficiently large to admit 

 the wire, serve to clamp the shield 

 securely to it. Each shield is subjected 

 to a submerged test of 30,000 volts of 

 electricity before leaving the factory. 

 The device can be applied in other 

 ways as well as over wires. It may be 

 used on the cross-piece or elsewhere, 

 since it opens out easily when required. 

 (Mathias-Hart Co., 516 Atlantic ave- 

 nue, Boston, Massachusetts.) 



with a I 

 Kenyon 



RUBBERIZED LIFE-SAVING SUIT. 



One of the newest designs in life- 

 saving suits is shown here. It consists 

 of a suit of rubberized material pro- 

 vided with the usual weighted feet, 

 mittens in one with the sleeves, etc., but 

 the novel feature, of which little ap- 

 pears in the picture, consists of two 

 wing-like extensions back of the 

 shoulders, which when inflated, form 

 the buoyant portion of the suit. The 

 iFE-s.vM.NG buiT. ^^jj j^ Qpcu at the top and is drawn up 

 trap as indicated. This design has been patented. (C. 

 Co., 754 Pacific street, Brooklyn, New York.) 



CORD TIRE OF NOVEL DESIGN. 



The growing popularity of cord tires has resulted in many 

 new designs being put on the market. Some of these are de- 

 cidedly novel, with the design cut into the tread 

 so as to provide a non-skid feature. The one 

 illustrated has a side-wall especially prepared to 

 withstand abrasion, rut wear, and the steel 

 cables in the beads are separately insulated. The 

 breaker strip is of heavy impregnated fabric. 

 (The Rubber Products Co., Barberton, Ohio.) 



AUTO BABY CRIB. 



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rail or rear of the front seat of an automobile. It is made of 

 durable tan cloth fitted to a frame of black enameled steel, and is 

 trimmed with a finish of fabric leather of the rubberized type. 

 The crib is 32 by 14 inches in size and is steadied by a spring 

 which attaches to the back scat or floor of the car. By means of 

 this spring, also, 

 the crib can be ad- 

 justed for children 

 of different weights 

 up to two years of age. 

 There is also a hood that 

 'ROTtcToR. is adjustable, to protect 



the child from sun, rain, 

 and wind. With a crib of this kind the mother can drive her 

 she so desires, while the baby is near enough to be 

 h of her hand. By unsnapping the understrap and 

 o o s e n- 



GoRDON Motor Crjb. 

 ill for the liny tot is illustrated here, which is eminently 



own 

 with 



.•\fSIIlALH.S- Tn,tR S.V.ML. 



the back of the seat when unused, yet re- 

 main attached to the car ready for immediate 

 adjustment. (Gordon Motor Crib Co., 27 West 



.'^o. Water street, Chicago, Illinois.) 



TIGER SNAIL OF AUSTRALIA. 



A manufacturer of toys has devised a rep- 

 resentation of the tiger snail of Australia. It 

 is made of metal with wind-up device by 

 which it can be made to crawl on almost any 

 smooth surface. This wind-up device is pat- 

 ented. The "feelers" or antennae of the snail are of rubber with 

 painted tips. This adds one more member to the family of 

 "crawling bugs." (Animate Toy 

 Co., 31 East 17th street, New York. 



"UTILITY FITWELL" BABY PANTS. 



Another style of adjustable baby 

 pants is pictured above. It has no 

 buttons and requires no pinning 

 or sewing, being adjusted by means 

 of a buckled strap at the waist and 

 drawstrings at the knees. This is 

 made of waterproof fabric and also 

 of rubber only. (Stern Specialty 

 Co., 40 East 22d Street, New York > 



NEW WATERPROOF CAPE. 



W'omen's single-te.\ture water- 

 proof capes are now popular in 

 England. They are made with very 

 wide skirts, sometimes as much as 

 112 inches, with only one seam. The 

 favorite shades are biscuit, dull 

 stone, or light mole, which afford 

 a good contrast for the braiding on 

 the deep, square collar. There arc 

 slits for the hands, finished with laps, and the fastening is ac- 

 complished by means of buttons and button-holes widely spaced 

 the entire length. These capes are worn 46 or 48 inches long 



convenient, safe, and practical, and may be attached to the robe 3,„I afford thoroughly practical protection from bad weather 



