THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



New Goods and Specialties. 



THE "HOLD-NO-FONE." 



EVERY NOW AND THEN" soiiie inventive mind develops a new 

 lorm of telephone. While the principles involved are the 

 same, as far as the transrnission and receipt of messages 

 are concerned, the outer form of the equipment may vary 

 widely. The one here illustrated obviates the necessity for using 



the hands 

 in any way 

 in operating 

 t h e device, 

 once the 

 con nection 

 has been 

 made. A 

 flexible horn 

 is placed di- 

 g. The receiver, 



Teleph 



rectly over the receiver, fastened by 

 with horn attached, is fastened to the telephone post and adjust 

 ed for either ear. The ear-piece is fitted with a soft rubber 

 cushion, and a small weight fastened to the receiver hook makes 

 and breaks connection when placed in position, leaving the hands 

 entirely free for writing, holding papers, etc. At the same time 

 the rubber ear-piece shuts out interfering local sounds. This 

 device has been patented in the United States, the last patent 

 having been granted during the present year. (Hold-No-Fone 

 Co.. 295 Fifth avenue. New York City.) 



"FLE-X-MET" TUBING. 



The disadvantages of using rubber tub- 

 ing protected by only a comparatively 

 thin covering of silk, cotton, or other 

 material easily punctured or burned, re- 

 sulted in the development 

 of the tube or hose proteced 

 by metal, necessarily in 

 flexible form. One of the 

 more recent styles is shown 

 in the accompanying illus- 

 trations, which indicate, in 

 addition to the flexible 



metal covering, the appearance of the tube terminal, taper plug, 

 and retainer nut. (Breeze Manufacturing Co., Newark, New 

 Jersey.) 



A SHOE FOR WORK-PEOPLE. 



The high price of leather footwear and the indisposition of 



foxing, and a special insole. Such a shoe gives comfort and 

 service at a price low enough to bring it within reach of 

 mechanics and other workers. It is made both high and low 

 cut, and in men's and women's styles in all sizes, the smaller 

 with spring heels. (La Crosse Rubber Mills Co.. La Crosse, 

 Wisconsin.) 



"REPAIRO" SELF 



VULCANIZING 



PATCH. 



A new rubber 

 patch, which can 

 be used by the 

 amateur in 

 mending articles 

 of rubber or 

 leather, is repre- 

 sented herewith. 

 The patch is cut to fit over the hole and is applied by means of 

 the "Repairo" self-vulcanizing solution accompanying the outfit, 

 after the surface of the article to be repaired has been roughened 

 around the break or hole with sandpaper. (The Repairo Co., 

 39 West Adams street, Chicago, Illinois.) 



"DUXRANE" FOR AUTOMOBILE TOPS. 



A new material for automobile tops is called "Duxrane." It 

 is made of single-ply rubberized fabric 



raprr Rrtaintr- and will, it is claimed, stand the test of 



scrubbing, wrinkling, and rubbing, with- 

 out sagging, cracking, or fading. The 

 coating is extra heavy, which contributes 

 to its beauty. (O'Bannon Corp., 200 Fifth 

 avenue, New York City.) 





shoe manufacture 



either white or brown, 

 It has a rubber heel, i 



make strong, substantial shoes of the 

 working - man 

 type, have given 

 rubber footwear 

 manufacturers an 

 opportunity t o 

 provide for the 

 class that needs 

 serviceable yet 

 inexpensive foot- 

 wear. The 

 " Craft sman " 

 shoe shown here 

 is made with up- 

 pers of extra 

 strong duck, in 



lith the seams reinforced with leather. 



sole of red fiber and rubber, a liberal 



The India Rubber 

 World for .\pril 1, 1919, on 

 369. appeared an il- 

 ustrated description of a 

 wheel equipped with the 

 "Eagle" puncture-proof tire. The design has since been con- 

 siderably changed in application, but the theory has been re- 

 tained. The two pneumatic tires have been altered from the 

 former round shape to one that is round on top and pointed 

 at the bottom, while the shape of the bottom of the solid rubber 

 tire at the tread has been changed to fit the newer design. All 

 three tires are now brought closer together. The solid tire 

 upon which the wheel runs is vulcanized to a demountable steel 

 rim. which is placed between the 

 solid and the pneumatic tires. 

 (The Eagle Puncture-Proof 

 Tire Co., Inc., 1662 Broadway, 

 New York City.) 



THE "NEVER-LOOSEN" HEEL. 



One of the newest heels is of 

 solid rubber with a pneumatic 

 suction space in the side applied 

 to the shoe and a non-slip plug 

 in the bottom. The unique 

 feature of the "Never-Loosen" 

 heel consists of a rand of fiber 

 and rubber vulcanized to the heel when manufactured. By 

 means of this rand the heel can be properly held in place 



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