1, 1920.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



299 



New Goods and Specialties. 



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CCRD TIRE WITH NON-SKID TREAD. 



St. of the newer cord tires is illustrated lierewith, having 

 the appearance of strength and durability and being pro- 

 vided with an attractive non-skid tread. This tire is hand- 

 and carries with it a mileage guarantee of 10,000 miles, 

 dad the purchaser has complied with the recommendations 

 of the manufacturer with respect to style of 

 rims used, amount of air pressure, weight 

 of load, etc. (The Biltwell Tire & Rubber 

 Co.. Akron, Ohio.) 



"HILO" FLEXIBLE VARNISH FOR 

 RUBBERIZED FABRICS. 



.■\utomobile topping and similarly rubber- 

 ized fabrics are expected to endure long 

 :ind trying service under a wide range of 

 climatic exposure from wet to dry and cold 

 to hot, as well as sharp folding and mechani- 

 cal abrasion. Such service conditions are 

 particularly severe on the varnish surface 

 coating which acts both as a lustrous finish 

 and protector to the rubber composition and 

 as water proofing. 



A standard finish for this purpose is 



"Hilo" varnish which has found extended 



favor with makers of automobile topping 



because of its flexibility and resistance to cracking under service 



conditions. (Hilo Varnish Corp., Brooklyn, New York, and 



Chicago, Illinois.) 



A COVERING FOR PORTABLE ELECTRIC CORD. 



.•\ new kind of covering for portable electric cord is woven 

 like fire hose in thick, heavy strands, with each strand of the 

 warp locked in place 

 by the strands of 

 the weft that run 

 around the cord 

 \fter 

 this 



horizontally 

 being wov( 

 heavy cord 

 pregnated 



ith 



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high grade of rubber compound which insulates it far beyond 

 the ordinary requirements and makes it adapted to the use of 

 shipbuilders, miners, manufacturers, railroad men, etc. (Tubu- 

 lar Woven Fabric Co., Pawtucket, Rhode Island.) 



A NEW BICYCLE TIRE. 



Simultaneously with the celebration of the silver anniver- 

 sar\- of the pioneer manufacturer of bicycle tires, the same con- 

 cern is putting on the 

 market a new tire for the 

 two-wheeled roadster 

 which bids fair to come 

 into its former popularity 

 with both sexes. 



This bicycle tire is all 

 white and is expected to 

 stand hard service, while 

 its resiliency, it is claimed, 

 will protect the rider and 

 his wheel against hard 

 road shocks. The tube is 

 built around two plies of 

 long-staple motorcycle 

 fabric and is heavily frictioned with the white rubber. (Koko- 

 mo Rubber Co., Kokomo, Indiana.) 



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Twin Gbi 



hey are lo be used. 



THE "SUCTION CRIP" LADDER FOOT. 



-\mong the various safety feet for ladders is one with suction 

 grip for smooth tloors. It is one of a set of different kinds of 

 safety feet that this manufacturer has devised to adapt ladders 

 to the difTerent kinds of surfaces on which ihey are lo be used. 

 This particular foot has a rubber suction 

 cup on the bottom which makes it grip 

 the floor more firmly when increased 

 weight pushes against it. It is attached 

 by a bolt to the malleable iron holding 

 frame on the ladder and is interchangeable 

 with the others of the set which includes 

 a steel point for rough wood floors, a 

 point based on the abrasive principle for 

 concrete floors, and the one shown in the I-addur Cmp. 



illustration ready for attachment. (Chesebro, Whitman Co., 

 Inc.. First avenue, corner of 64th street. New York City.) 



A CONVENIENT TIRE TOOL 



.\ self-adjustable tire tool that works with a rack and pinion 

 movement is illustrated here. There is a reversible ratchet on 

 the handle and a rear pawl which engages with the ratchet 

 wheel when the front 

 pawl is in neutral 

 position. By work- 

 ing the handle back 

 and forth until the 

 rim is collapsed the 

 desired distance, the tire will come oflf easily. The new tire 

 is adjusted with equal ease. (The Trexler Co., 1418 Walnut 

 street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.) 



"VULCANIZE IT." 



A patch material for repairing automobile, motorcycle, and 

 bicycle inner tubes and casings ; hot-water bottles ; rubber boots, 

 shoes, gloves, and coats; garden hose; and bath-room and hos- 

 pital rubber goods of all kinds is called "Vulcanize It." It is self 

 vulcanizing and is applied with a chemical compound w'hich 

 comes with it. (Allied Manufacturers Corp., 38 South Dearborn 

 street, Chicago, Illinois.) 



A BLACK AND GRAY CORD TIRE. 



The cord tire with black tread and gray side-walls shown in 

 the accompanying picture is one of the newer ones to appear on 



Tifc To 



high-grade rubber, then heavily coated with rubber, the first ply 

 being also coated with a special rubber compound. (Bergougnan 

 Rubber Corp., Trenton, New Jersey.) 



