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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[March i, 190S. 



DRYDENT'S NEW NON SKID TREAD. 



The illustration herewith gives an adequate idea of the pat- 

 tern of a new automobile tire tread for which a patent has been 

 applied for. These treads 

 are referred to as not 

 skidding or slipping on 

 wet or slippery surfaces, 

 and as being made ol ma- 

 terials of a character to 

 give them great durability. 

 They may be applied Dryden^s New 

 either to new or old tire 

 covers. 

 Chicago.] 



SPRING BOARD WITH RUBBER MAT. 



An article illustrated herewith in the line of gymnastic ap- 

 paratus requires but little written description. While it might 

 be supposed that one spring board is very much like another, the 

 manufacturers of that here shown point to the large sale of their 



NoN Skid Tre.^d. 

 [Dryden Rubber Tire Co., No. 447 Wabash avenue. 



Spring Bo.\rd with Rubber M.at. 



products n> an indication of some particular details of construc- 

 tion which give them special merit. This board weighs 75 pounds. 

 The base is of hickory and the top board of narrow second 

 growth ash strips. The reason for giving space to the board here 

 is that it is provided with a rubber mat. [Fred Medart, No. 

 3S3S De Kalb street, St. Louis. 



•ALRIGHT" PROTECTION TIP NOZZLE 



The object of the hose nozzle shown in this illustration is to 

 enable the operator to accomplish better results in washing vehi- 

 cles and at the same time avoid the great waste of water that 

 is customary with the use of the open hose. In order to pre- 

 vent damage to the highly polished surfaces of automobile and 

 carriage bodies, due to careless handling 

 of the hose or nozzle, the end of this 

 nozzle is fitted with a rubber protector 

 tip which fully encircles the outlet end. 

 The water can be regulated so as to 

 emerge in the form of a contracted spray, 

 or it can be subdued or forced as the op- 

 erator desires. When used in spray form, 

 it is in the correct form for perfect wash- 

 ing with the sponge. To instantly change 

 the flow of the water from a spray to a 

 sharp stream it is only necessary to slide 

 the thumb and finger fixture away from 

 the corrugated nut; different distances 

 producing different streams, until the full 

 capacity is obtained. This feature is of 

 particular value when it is necessary to 

 remove lumps of mud, in which instance 

 a sharp stream can be instantly had. 

 [Marion Warren Rochester, New York.] 



THE BABY MILK WARMER. 



Warren's ".\lright ' While by no means complicated, this 



Protection Tip milk warmer serves other purposes than 



Nozzi.E that which the name implies, and because 



of this has a place in many of the homes electrically equipped. The 



-line of substitutes that equal anything that any of the French 



of heating of course passing through the cord. The bottle is 

 placed inside the coil and is supplied with a graduated measuring 

 scale and a rubber nipple. This bottle is of the same shape and 

 size as those in which various prepared foods are sold, so that 

 in case the proper bottle is broken or misplaced the bottles of food 

 may be heated with the same results. The coil heats rapidly and 

 this heat is distributed around the outside of the glass jar. By 

 heating the coil and putting it in a bowl of water the child's bath 

 may be prepared, and after accepting the convenience of this 

 numberless applications may be made whereby it may be put to 

 practical tests. In connection with the heater is a receptacle in 

 which a lamp may be placed and lighted at the same time that 

 the milk warmer is used. [Edison Electric Illuminating Co., No. 

 360 Pearl street, Brooklyn. New York. 



THE VICTOR TAIL TIE. 



.\n exceedingly neat and otherwise desirable tail tie is that of 

 which an illustration is presented here. It has a wide rubber 



lining and a nickel plated band 

 lii inches in width. One of the 

 advantages of this tie is that it 

 has a positive fastening, the re- 

 turn strap making a double 

 hitch. It is claimed for it that 

 it cannot slip off. The price is 

 $1.50 per dozen. [Edward Fels- 

 berg. Montgomery, Pennsylva- 

 nia.] 

 Victor Tail Tie the ■■cleansit" eraser. 



"Clean.sit" is an eraser that 

 will clean almost anything from a fine photograph to a pair of 

 white gloves, and it is a very effective remover of pencil marks. 

 It is evidently made of a very high grade of substitute — not that 

 it looks like it particularly, but it comes fromi the factory of 

 Mr. Robert E. Tyson, Bridgeport, Connecticut, who puts out a 

 line of substitutes that equal anything that any of the French 

 manufacturers have ever produced. 



NATHAN WATERPROOF LEGGING. 



One of the latest things in waterproof leggings is shown in 

 this picture. The view shown is that of the legging before the 

 rubbers are put on, the strap being under 

 the shoe. After the rubber is put on the 

 raised portion of the legging is turned 

 down and it fits snugly around the rubber, 

 concealing the strap from view. The price 

 is referred to as not being higher than that 

 of other and less desirable goods. [Nathan 

 Novelty Manufacturing Co., 88 Reade 

 street. New York.] 



The amount of rubber collected in the 

 domainc privc of the Congo Free State, by 

 the natives, under the head of taxes "pay- 

 able in kind, is officially stated 1,250,000 

 Nathan Water- kilograms in 1905 and 1,172,000 kilograms 

 PROOF Legging. in 1906, the value for the latter year being 

 given as 13,630,000 francs [=$2,630,590], This does not represent 

 the whole rubber production in the Congo which contributes to 

 the funds of the Free State and of its king-sovereign. The 

 greater part of the other rubber collected in the Congo is shipped 

 for the account of big trading companies in which "the State" 

 holds, as a rule, one-half of the share capital. 



The directors of the Galvez Rubber Estates, Limited, an 

 English company exploiting native rubber in Bolivia [see The 

 India Rubber World, August i, 1907 — page 335], report the col- 

 lection of 50,000 pounds of rubber up to the end of September 

 last. 



