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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[January i, 1908. 



THE BARNUM RESPIRATOR. 



AN illustration on this page relates to a device commended to 

 the use of gas makers who are seeking to avoid the pos- 

 sibility of danger to their men while working about trenches and 

 stations. This is the Barnum Respirator. In its use fresh air is 

 supplied to the cap by pump and hose, and the pressure inside, 

 being greater than that from the outside, keeps out the gas. The 

 surplus air from the pump and the productions from the lungs 



B.\RNUM Respirator — Oil Tank Repairing and Meter RErAiRiNr, 



a feature of trade that has not had the attention that its im- 

 portance would warrant. This may be due in part to the fact 

 that there is less opportunity for the artistic to be in evidence, 

 and displays are so signally directed to that end that the shoe- 

 man naturally endeavors to get in line with the procession rather 

 than be conspicuous for a more commonplace trend of thought. 

 However, some practical soul has pondered on the benefits to 

 be derived from a commodious portable rack for rubbers alone, 

 and we give the pictured result. The rack is made of iron, and 

 in its construction care has been 

 given to make it strong and rigid. It 

 will hold conveniently 84 pairs of 

 boots or 252 pairs of overshoes. To 

 the initiated 252 pairs means just 21 

 cases. This allows for all sizes and 

 kinds, while it makes an attractive 

 display, it also serves the purpose of 

 lessening labor and saving space. 

 There are six circular shelves in 

 this rack, each divided into compart- 

 ments, which offer numerous ways 

 for the disposition of the stock, ac- 

 cording as the shoeman may desire. 

 The floor diameter is 41 inches and 

 the height 74 inches, which makes all 

 the compartments easily accessible. 

 One of the best features of the con- 

 struction is that it may be disjointed, 

 so to speak, and packed away if for 

 some reason it should temporarily 

 be put out of commission. The re- 

 moval of a few small wire clamps 

 reduces the space it normally oc- 

 cupies so that it can be packed away 

 in a small compass. The racks here 

 illustrated are supplied to the trade 

 by Batavia Specialty Co., Batavia, 

 New York. 



are forced out around the edge of 

 the cap, which is held just tight 

 enough by elastic bands to allow 

 escapement. The complete outfit 

 embraces a bellows and reservoir, 

 mounted in a strong box in which 

 is packed the entire appliance, 

 weighing approximately 25 pounds. 

 A 25 foot length of tubing is fast- 

 ened to the reservoir and also to 

 the adjustable hard rubber goose 

 neck which connects the tubing 

 with the face cap. The goose neck 

 is adjustable both to the tubing and 

 the face cap, and is turned at will 

 so that the tubing can be over the 

 shoulder or wherever the operator 

 wishes. This outfit is in use by a 

 large number of gas lighting com- 

 panies throughout the United 

 States, its sale being controlled by 

 P. L. Rider, a long established rub- 

 ber goods jobber at Worcester, 

 Massachusetts. 



RUBBER FOOTWEAR 

 RACK. 



VV/HILE there are devices galore 



"' for the display of other boots 



and shoes, rubber footwear seems 



New Portable Rack for Rubber Footwear. 



