THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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Belting. 



A BELT WITH A GRIP. 



A belting intended for wear with ladies' skirts is made in 

 the usual way, but has incorporated in it a flexible boning that 

 adds to its rigidity and at the same time permits it to yield 

 freely to the movement of the body. Over each bone is a strip 

 of rubber fabric con- 

 taining a number of 

 rubber grips which, 

 when brought in con- 

 tact with the garment, 

 keep it in position. 

 This belting worn with 

 shirtwaist and skirt, 

 keeps the waist down 

 as well as holding the 

 skirt up. The invention 

 can be washed and 

 boiled, the manufac- 

 turer claims, without losing any of its shape or rigidity. The 

 "Gripfast" belting is put up on reels containing twelve yards 

 and is packed one reel to the box. The idea is patented. (David 

 Basch, 23-25 East 21st street, New York City.) 



"NITREX." 



A substance to prevent the oxidation of tires and the accumu- 

 lation of rust on tire rims has been developed under the trade 

 name "Nitrex." It is intended especially for painting spare 

 tires, is applied with a brush, and dries instantly. It produces 

 a jet-black, brilliant surface, but comes off 

 when the tire is put into use, leaving the 

 spare like the other tires in appearance. (The 

 Sterling Varnish Co., Pittsburgh, Pennsyl- 

 vania.") 



ANOTHER NON-SKID HEEL. 



A rubber heel embodying the popular non-skid element employs 

 a series of V-crimps as the patented feature in accomplishing 

 its purpose. It is claimed by the manufacturer that these heels 

 will prevent slipping on wet or greasy pavements and ice and 

 snow. The V-crimps, it is said, grip the pavement securely until 

 the foot is released for the next step. A similar construction 



has been used 

 by some Eng- 

 lish designers 

 in constructing 

 rubber heels, 

 t h e V-c u t s 

 being disposed 

 at varying 

 angles to pro- 

 duce different 

 designs. (The 

 Squeegee Heel 

 Co.. E 1 y r i a, 

 Ohio.) 



ATTRACTIVE 

 WHEELS. 



Simplicity of 

 design in any 

 The "D.steel" Wheel. article makes 



for elegance. The wheel shown here has not only simplicity of 

 design but of construction likewise, and the result is pleasing. 

 The claim made by the manufacturer is that these wheels 

 are strong and very light, being proportionately lighter on heavy 

 cars than the ordinary wheel equipment. They likewise facilitate 

 the changing of both wheels and tires. (Detroit Pressed Steel 

 Co., 1802 Mt. Elliott avenue, Detroit, Mich.) 



"A TIRE WITHIN A TIRE." 



An inner tire made of first-class fabric and rubber tends to 

 prevent punctures, blow-outs, rim cuts, etc., in the tires with 

 v/hich it is used. In the three and three and one-half inch sizes 

 ic is made with three layers of new fourteen-ounce fabric, while 

 the four-inch and larger sizes have four layers. The outside is 

 a coat of soft cushion rubber to prevent stone bruises, and is 

 roughened to prevent friction. This, the manufacturer claims, 

 tends to prevent the creation of heat inside the ca^ing because 

 the "Planet Sub-Tire" 

 does not slip. No ce- 

 ment is required or _^I^^E„ \ 

 used to keep this inner 

 tube in place. (Planet 

 Rubber Co., 125 East 

 Ninth street, Los An- 

 geles, California.) 



"LIGHTNING- 

 LETTER-OPENER. 



An electrically oper- 

 ated letter- opener 

 handles five hundred letters a minute. The machine is made 

 by the Bircher Co., 110 West 34th street, New York City, and 

 is operated by a Westinghouse motor mounted within the case, 

 connected with an ordinary lamp socket. 



The mechanism is extremely simple, so that almost anybody 

 can use the device. The envelopes, placed on the feed table, 

 are conveyed by a rubber feeding belt between two cutting 

 knives, which clip off the exposed edge. In a hand-operated 

 machine of the same type, a rubber transmission belt is used on 



the driving pulley. (Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing 

 Co., East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.) 



A CURLING SHOE. 



The manufacture of footwear is specialized more and more 

 each year. One of the winter sports, more popular in Canada 

 than in the 

 United States, 

 is curling, a 

 game played on 

 smooth ice, and 

 therefore re- 

 quiring the 

 contestants t« 

 wear warm and 

 anti-slip foot- 

 wear. The shoe 

 here shown is 

 of black cash- 

 merette, with 



heavy heel, semi-double sole, and high strong foxing. It is lined 

 with felt and is worn not as an overshoe but as a shoe, with a 

 heavy stocking. (The Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co., Ltd., 

 Montreal, Quebec.) 



"Neptune" Curling Suoe. 



