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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[Seitember 1, 1920. 



A WESTERN STEAM-CURING BAG. 



A newly incorporated company in the Middle West is putting 



out a different ^l>le ui" .stoam-cnring bag for vulcanizing tire 



repairs. It claims that the 



intense heat held in it cures 



at a uniform temperature 



the rubber both outside and 



inside, and has been in use 



for over three years. A 



larger size, to cure six, 



seven and eight-inch truck 



tires, has been perfected 



during the present year. 



This device is covered by 



basic patents in the United 



States and foreign countries, 



including Canada, Great 



The "20th Century" Steam-Curing Britain, France and Ger- 



Bag for Tire Repairs. ^^^y (jhe Steam Bag 



Corporation, 1S4S-1547 Broadway, Denver, Colorado.) 



THE FIRST CUBAN CORD TIRE. 



That a representative of a Cuban 

 tire manufacturer was in this country 

 to investigate manufacturing processes 

 and buy suitable machinery for the 

 making of cord tires was noted in our 

 news columns last month. The re- 

 sult is shown herewith— the first Cuban 

 cord tire. (Compania Cubaiia de 

 Zunchos y Goma— Cuban Tire & Rub- 

 ber Co., Havana, Cuba.) 



DUST CAP FOR WIRE WHEELS. 



Harmonizing with the metal spokes 

 of wire wheels, there has been designed 

 a tire valve of nickeled brass, which Ji 

 also longer than the one ordinarily 

 used on tires. This covers the entire 

 length of the valve stem. Patent has 

 been applied for. (A. Schrader's Son, p^^^^ Cuban 

 Inc., 783 Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn, Cord Tire. 

 New YoA-.) 



"PEDALGRIPS" FOR FORDS. 



The number of Ford automobiles in use offers an incentive to 

 inventive genius to develop various accessories for use with this 

 make of car and in the 

 accompanying illustra- 

 tion is shown a variation 

 of what appears to be a 

 special favorite in this 

 field. A Ford car, as 

 any driver of one knows, 

 requires efficient pedal 

 action, and rubber foot- 

 pads are a definite help 

 in securing this effi- 

 ciency. 



"Pedalgrips" are made 

 Ford "Pedalgrips," of high-grade rubber, 



with a ribbed, non-slip surface and make for sure-footedness, 

 even for women who insist on wearing high-heeled footwear 

 when driving. These pedal pads are furnished for both trans- 

 mission and brake pedals and are applied without either bolts 

 P-ar screws. (Stadeker Metal Specialty Co., 310 South Canal street, 

 with -j»go, Illinois.) 



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A DETACHABLE VACUUM CLEANER. 



\ convenience for cleaning the upliolstery of the automobile, 



motorists' clothing, etc., 



is pictured here, which 

 attaches to the exhaust 

 pipe of an automobile. 

 To it is fastened a rub- 

 ber hose and to the hose 

 an open nozzle for clean- 

 ing floor mats, heavy 

 dirt, etc., or a brush for 

 cleaning upholstery and 

 clothing. The exhaust 

 from the engine when 

 running operates this de- ,^ p^^.^,. d^.^chable Vacuum Cleaner. 

 vice, which is extremely 

 simple. (Franklin Automobile Co., Syracuse, New York.) 



A NEW SPORT SHOE. 



A new sport shoe is an oxford of white buckskin, withi 

 tan or black trimmings, and a heavy, corrugated, non-skid 

 sole of rubber. It is designed especially for golf or general- 

 sport wear. (Norman & Bennett, Inc., 144 High street, Bos- 

 ton, Massachusetts.) 



THE "STAR" MASSAGE SPRAY. 



A new development of the shower bath spray is shown here. 

 )f the 



The New "Star" Massage Shower Spray. 

 tainer, back of the applicator, instead of from the rubber prongs 

 as in some other designs. There are six round groups of these 

 rubber prongs arranged in a circle on the outside of the metal 

 container, while in the center is a 

 round piece of sponge rubber wliich 

 serves as a sponge. The applicators 

 are removable, which contributes to 

 the sanitary qualities of this latest 

 spray. (The Fitzgerald Manufac- 

 turing Co., Torrington, Connecti- 

 cut.) 



THE NEWCOIVLER IN CORD TIRES. 



One of the newest cord tires lia^ 

 a rectangular tread that oflfers ii- 

 sistance in a straight hne to b. ili 

 the side and forward skid. At li 

 same time, it affords complete steel- 

 ing ease because of its continuous, 

 unbroken road surface. The Ken- 

 yon Cord is made full oversize, 

 with black tread and gray side walls. 



It is interesting to know that the 

 manufacturer turned to cord tires 

 as the solution of the after-the-war 

 problem of what to do with the big 

 factory that made waterproof 

 clothing for the soldiers, as well as rubberized life-saving suits- 

 and weather-proof and water-proof clothing for civilian wear, for 

 both men and women. (C. Kenyon Co., 754 Pacific street, Brook- 

 lyn, New York.) 



