Septembkr 1, 1920.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



817 



New Goods and Specialties. 



A CIXVER SPONGE RUBBER DOLL. 



WHAT is perhaps the newest doll is cut from sponge rubber 

 about an inch thick, reminding the grown-ups curiously 

 of the gingerbread doll of younger days. Inside the 

 sponge rubber hood is the head, made of an ordinary gray 

 rubber ball, and on this ball the features are painted— blue 

 eyes, saucy rose-bud mouth, yellow curl, and all. There are 

 yellow buttons, too, painted on 

 the "dress," and buckles on the 

 "shoes." Incidentally, the head 

 is sewed to the body with light- 

 blue yarn, and more of the same 

 yarn is tied around the neck and 

 wrists. The yarn is also used for 

 sewing in the circular piece of 

 sponge rubber that forms the 

 back of the hood. A later de- 

 velopment of this doll shows a 

 small square of the sponge 

 rubber fastened to the top of the 

 head, instead of the hood, while 

 the space on the back of the 

 ball is utilized for stamping 

 the manufacturer's patent notice. 

 ( Rees-Davis Toy & Novelty Shop, 

 1716 Stevens Building, Chicago, 

 Illinois, patent owner.') 



FRENCH HEEL WITH RUBBER LIFT. 



A new French heel is made of aluminum with a rubber lift 



attached. The rubber heel pad 



is attached to a metal plate by 



means of a screw in the center. 



This plate prevents the rubber 



heel from turning and draws it 



tightly to the aluminum heel 



proper to which it is fastened. 



This metal plate coming between 



the aluminum heel and the rub- 

 ber one protects the rubber one 



from becoming worn by the 



aluminum. The illustrations 



show the entire heel ready for 



attachment to a boot and the 



rubber lift alone with the screw- 

 hole in the center. This novel 



heel is patented by the manufac- 

 turer. (Automatic Aluminum 

 Heel Co., 617 Albany street, 

 Boston, Massachusetts.) 



THE GLOVE WITH RUBBER 

 GRIPS. 



On page 365 of our March 

 issue we described and illustrated 

 a design for a glove with circu- 

 lar spots of ribbed rubber inside 

 the hand and fingers, to facilitate 

 the gripping of objects while the glove was being worn. A 

 United States patent, No. 1,346,683, has now been granted on this 

 glove. (J. N. Reynolds, Atlantic, Iowa.) 



NEW BRITISH ARMY WATERPROOF. 



A recent amendment to the dress regulations for officers in 

 the British Army approves a new pattern of waterproof coat. 



-«atHS»" 



:oBii.E Kadhtor Covek. 



It is made of waterproof drab cotton twill, with two removable 

 linings, one of fleece and one of oilskin. It is double-breasted, 

 reaching to the knees, and has a buckled belt of the same mate- 

 rit.1. Earlier patterns may be used by officers until worn out, 

 but future provision must be of the new pattern. 



RADIATOR COVER OPERATED FROM DRIVER'S SEAT. 



A cover for automobile radirtors that operates from the 

 driver's seal is made of rubber-coated fabric rubberized to the 



lining, thus as- 

 , suring the retain- 

 ing of heat and 

 resistance to the 

 cold in winter. 

 The particular 

 style illustrated 

 is the "automatic 

 spring shutter," 

 operated like a 

 window shade 

 from a roller 

 which is detach- 

 ably mounted on 

 ^the radiator 

 cover. This per- 

 mits the easy re- 

 moval of ice and 

 adjustment of the 

 spring by which the roller automatically winds up. (Nathan 

 Novelty Manufacturing Co., 55 Fifth avenue. New York City.) 



PEARSON'S TOBACCO POUCH. 



What is called the "Humidyzor" pouch for tobacco is made 

 up in two styles of rubberized surface and several kinds of 

 real leather, en- 

 abling the smoker 

 to choose the style 

 he likes best, ac- 

 cording to the cir- 

 cumstances in 

 which he will make 

 most use of it. 



In the rubber- 

 ized styles, a spe- 

 cially dyed fabric 

 and an ordinary 

 bombazine are rub- 

 berized together 

 and the bombazine 

 side is given what- 

 ever coating finish 

 is desired. 



In the leather pouch, the same double fabric above de- 

 scribed is used as a lining and sewed to the leather. 



Accordingly, the pouch may be moistened inside without 

 any water going through to the outside. This result has 

 been obtained as the outcome of considerable expensive ex- 

 perimenting to produce such a double texture fabric, coated 

 on the outer side, which would have the necessary water 

 resistance on the outside and sufficient water absorption on 

 the inside. The humidor feature of the pouch is patented 

 and the pouch fastens with ball-and-socket snaps, as illus- 

 trated. (Pearson Products Corporation, 725 Broadway, south 

 of 8th street, New York City.) 



vzoR' Tobacco Fouch. 



