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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[December i, igo/. 



readily adjusted to fit the face. The inner frame is released with 

 the utmost ease, a simple pressure upon the ends of the lenses 

 causing the inner frames to drop out and the lenses with them. 



The King Gogglette. 



Smoked or amber colored lenses may be had to take the place 

 of the usual white ones which are supplied and the makers also 

 furnish ground lenses to prescription. [The Julius King Optical 

 Co.. Ko. 48 Maiden lane. New York.] 



pommel slickers. 

 S.\wver's "Excelsior'' brand of Pommel Slickers is so designed 



Pommel Slicker as .\ Riding Co.\t. 



as to afford full protection to both rider and saddle from the 

 hardest storm. It is also easily con- 

 verted into a walking coat. When used 

 as a riding coat the extensions in front 

 and back of the coat fully cover the sad- 

 dle, fitting closely to the back of the 

 horse, thereby insuring a perfectly dry 

 seat for the rider. The skirts of the 

 coat are made very wide and furnished 

 with buttons near the bottom, which may 

 be fastened around the ankle, thus taking 

 the form of leggings. [H. M. Sawyer 

 & Son, East Cambridge, Massachusetts.] 



HARD RUBBER PEN. 



-A. p.\TENT has been granted to J. 

 Schuchmann, of Chicago, for a hanl 

 rubber or celluloid pen that may be cut 

 and trimmed by means of a knife. It is 

 formed with the barrel fitting the holder. 

 and with the usual form of split point. 

 In the barrel and in a recess in the holder 

 is a bent flat wire retaining an absorbent, such as cotton waste, 

 loose cotton, etc.. the terminating point of the wire bearing 

 against the pen point so as to feed the ink thereto as required 

 when the pen is in use. By a modification the flat wire is replaced 

 by twisted wire in which the absorbent is held. When the pen 

 is dipped in the ink the absorbent takes up a large supply. The 

 chief claim that this pen will have upmi popular use is in its 

 non-corrodible iiualities. 



THE ■■NESTHILL" BALL INFLATOR. 



A toxvENiENT outfit lor the repairer or the devotee of tennis 

 this little outfit has proved. .Any novice can use it with most 

 satisfactory result, and the shortest possible time is required in 



Pommel Slicker .\s .x 

 \\'.\LKIXG Co.\T. 



which to inflate a ball that has become soft after long usage. 

 The outfit consists of an inflator which is in the form of a 

 nickel-plated air pump with a tubular needle ; in addition there 



is a plugging awl, with chalk, 

 repairing rubber, and bottle 

 for mineral naphtha. The 

 first step to be taken when 

 using this outfit is to find 

 the plug of the ball, and this 

 is really the one difficult 

 thing to do. Especially in 

 the case of tennis balls the 

 plug is not easily discernible, and when this is the case the 

 process is hastened by putting the ball in water, when the weight 

 of the plug makes the ball float with the plug at the bottom. 

 .•\fter this is found it should be pierced by the needle point of 

 the inflator which has been previously dipped in the liquid 

 naphtha. With a stroke or two of the pump the ball is suf- 

 ficiently inflated, and the needle is withdrawn, the finger being 

 placed for a moment over the aperture thus made that the air 

 may not escape. The naphtha left by the needle in the puncture 

 causes the edges to adhere, but in order to make a permanent 

 seal a tiny piece of the repairing rubber about as large as the 

 head of a pin is dipped into the naphtha and pressed into the 

 hole on the blunt side of the awl. And this is the whole story. 

 [Ernest H. Hill, Limited, 56, Broomhall street, Sheffield, 

 hngland.J gilbert's ice creeper. 



The accompanying illustration shows one of the most practical 

 of devices in its line. As can be seen, it is simple to a degree 

 and can be very quickly put on 

 or off. Further than that, it 

 is virtually indestructible. The 

 very easy adjustment may 

 serve to make this ice creeper 

 more popular than ice creep- 

 ers have heretofore been, for 

 the added safety it gives is a 

 factor to be considered. The 

 fact that it can be worn and 

 adjusted with equal facility 

 over leather shoes or rubbers 

 gives it additional prestige. 

 This article is patented. [The 

 E. T. Gilbert Manufacturing 

 Co., Rochester. New York.] 



Gilbert's Ice Creeper. 



shavade rubber. 



A si.mple little device for a shaving outfit made of rubber 

 and fits the handle of an ordinary shaving brush, or it can be 



procured with its own handle. In 

 using it one simply applies the 

 lather and rubs it in with the 

 Shavade. This can be done more 

 quickly and effectually, it is 

 claimed, than with the hand, and 

 at the same time the face is thor- 

 ouglily massaged. The result of 

 the massage thus afforded is to 

 open the pores, soften the beard, 

 and make possible a smoother 

 shave than otherwise. The Shav- 

 ade is not of necessity confined 

 to the shaving outfit, for it can 

 be used with equally beneficial re- 

 sults for massaging purposes for 

 ladies. A patent has been applied 

 for by the Sampson Appliance Co., 

 No. 149 Church street. New 

 SH.w.xnE. York. 



