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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[August i, 1908. 



'•ELITE • SCREW CAP ICE BAG. 



The special features of this article lie in its durability and 

 the attractiveness of the cloth inserted maroon colored stock ; in 

 the loops by which 

 the bag may be fast- 

 ened securely in 

 place; and last, but 

 most important, in 

 the "unlosable wash- 

 er'' which complete- 

 ly covers the metal 

 screw cap, fitting 

 snugly over it. and 



consequently is al- patent^applied tor 



ways in place. In "Elite" Screw C.\r Ice ti\G. 



the 9 inch size the list price is $18 per dozen. A patent has 

 been applied for. [Whitall Tatum Co., No. 46 Barchiv street. 

 New York.] 



STANDARD EXPANSION BUCKET. 



In connection with "Cleveland" pump chain is manufactured 

 a line of rubber pump buckets. The latest development in this 

 lir.e is the Standard Expansion Bucket, on which a patent has 

 been allowed and which is shown in the illus- 

 tration. This bucket has been designed to em- 

 body all the features shown in pump buckets 

 generally, while more simple than others, and 

 costing no more. It consists of only two 

 pieces— the link and the rubber. The bulk 

 of the rubber at wearing point 7-16 inch thick. 

 Reference is made to the large, strong coarse 

 thread on both rubber and link, making ex- 

 pansion quick and sure. The buckets can be 

 expanded at any time without removing them 

 This bucket is furnished in all standard sizes. 



St.\nd.\rd 



Expansion 



Bucket. 



from the cliain. 



[The Cleveland Galvanizing Works Co.. Cleveland. O'hio.l 



THE "IDEAL" SWINGING HOSE RACK. 



The latest swinging hose rack to be brought out is that il- 

 lustrated herewith, and which is described by the manufacturer 



The "Ide.vl" Swinginc, Hose R.vck. 



as the "ideal." This rack may be attached to the wall or stand- 

 pipe as well as to the valve. It is made in polished brass or 

 nickel plated brass, and has a handsome appearance. It is simple 



in construction and operation. Its use permits of the water being 

 turned on before removing the hose. This rack is designed to 

 carry linen hose only. Patents are pending. [The H. J. M. 

 Howard Manufacturing Co., Washington, D. C] 



cox TIRE REPAIR KIT. 



The Co.x specialties for use in tire repair work are supplied 

 in a kit, the appearance of which is suggested by the illustration. 

 Each kit is supposed to 

 hold enough solution for 

 the repair of 40 punc- 

 tures. When a repair is 

 to be made, the idea is to 

 remove all dirt from the 

 tire with gasoline ; then 

 roughen the surface with 

 sandpaper or file, and ap- 

 ply a coat of cement, 

 allowing it to dry ten 

 minutes, after which a 

 second coat is applied 

 and allowed to dry. The 

 whole is moistened with acid and clamped into a Cox "vulcan- 

 izer," so constructed with the help of a felt cushion, as to con- 

 form to the shape of the patch. The repair is due to chemical 

 action alone, and no beat is required. [David H. Cox, Rah way. 

 New Jersey.] 



SPONGE RUBBER TRUSS PADS. 



.\ NEW feature in the construction of truss pads is in making 

 them of sponge rubber. Pads of this character are soft and 

 comfortable, while yet firm and holding without slipping. The 



Cox Tire Rep.mr Kit. 



Akron Truss, With Sponge Rubber Pad. 



firm introducing this new article are manufacturers of surgical 

 trusses of many patterns, but the sponge rubber pad, as shown 

 in the illustration, is the same as applied to all. [The Akron 

 Truss Co.. .Akron. Ohio.] 



WHERE TRADE CATALOGUES ARE NOT GIVEN AWAY. 



In America, where trade lists are printed in such profusion 

 and distributed freely, no matter how elaborate or costly, it is 

 doubtful whether many copies would be distributed by a house 

 undertaking to make a charge for catalogues of its goods. Such 

 is the custom, however, in some other countries. The first cata- 

 logue of a new firm in the rubber trade in Switzerland, for 

 example, is priced on its title page at 4 francs, besides which 

 the copies are numbered serially, and a record kept of the re- 

 cipient of each copy distributed. Furthermore, each copy bears 

 a label with the name of the firm receiving it and a statement 

 that the book is for the exclusive use of that firm. Some of the 

 German houses issue catalogues priced as liigh as 10 marks, 

 tlmugh the custom cf charging for the catalogues is not general 

 ill that counti'y. It used to l)c the custom in Cuba, whether it 

 is now or not, for firms issuing trade lists to lend them to 

 parties expressing an interest in their business, with the idea 

 that after use had been made of them they should be returned 

 for other possible customers. The real paradise of trade cata- 

 logue printers is in the United States. 



