THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[November 1, 1915. 



J. W. AYLSWORTH. 



""PO have been intiniatily associatid with Thomas A. Edisuii 

 ^ for 26 years is in itself a signal distinction; and to have 

 taken out over 60 patents, all marking distinct progress in the 

 development of new and widely useful substances, is certainly an 

 accomplishment of no mean order. Both of these honors belong 

 to .1. W. Aylsworth, technical chemical expert, whose lalioratory 

 is in East Orange, 

 Xew Jersey, and 

 who is familiar to 

 the rubber trade as 

 the inventor of syn- 

 thetic gums and 

 waxes knowa under 

 the trade names of 

 "Condensite" and 

 "llalowax." 



Mr. Aylsworth is 

 a native of Indiana, 

 and graduated from 

 Purdue University 

 in that State. 

 Twenty-six years 

 ago he became con- 

 nected with Thomas 

 A. Edison in his 

 work in the famous 

 laboratory in West 

 Orange. In his work 

 as a consulting 

 chemist for the 

 great inventor, he 

 has developed and patented many improvements in incandescent 

 lamp filaments, the Edison storage battery, phonograph record- 

 ing compositions, record molding processes, and in many other 

 products of modern inventive genius. He is recognized among 

 licmists as a man of unusual attainments in that science. 



Early in 1906 Mr. Aylsworth Ijecame acquainted with the re- 

 markable properties of phenolic condensation products, and im- 

 mediately recognized their applicability for use in making im- 

 proved phonograph records. In the spring of 1908 his experi- 

 ments had advanced to such a state that The Edison Co. decided 

 10 undertake the development of disc record manufacture with 

 his phenolic condensation product composition, the "Diamond 

 Disc Record" being the result. 



Somewhat later the Condensite Co. of America was formed 

 to develop the manufacture and use of these substances for 

 other industries for which he foresaw their eminent utility. This 

 company has made rapid progress in developing products of 

 marked value to the electrical industry and in the plastic mold- 

 ing art, operating under more than 40 of Mr. Aylsworth's pat- 

 ents relating to "Condensite," and nearly half as many relating to 

 "Halowax." 



Mr. Aylsworth still maintains his relations with Mr. Edison, 

 whose chief consulting chemist he now is, and is also actively 

 engaged as the technical director of the Condensite Co. of 

 America. 



secured in the public schools there, and later he graduated fruin 

 Buchtel College, an institution which lias done its share to make 

 Akron famous. 



Although William Hardy's thesis at graduation had for its 

 subject "Rubber Substitutes," his studies specialized more on 

 mining and metallurgy, and on graduating he joined his father, 

 working at mining in the wild southwest, Arizona, Colorado, 

 Nevada and Old Mexico. During the years spent in this industry 

 he had many interesting experiences, but Mr. Hardy is a modest 

 man, rather averse to talk about himself. It is certain, however, 

 that he could tell some good stories of adventure were he so 

 inclined. 



Then, turning his face eastward, young Hardy worked for a 

 year for the Brown Hoisting Machine Co. in Cleveland, after 

 which he joined tlic Diamond Rubber Co. factory forces in 

 .Akron. His job was running a belt press in the press room. But 

 not long was he working on that press. He was made a factory 

 inspector, then became assistant sales manager of mechanical 

 goods. This was the record of the first seven years with the 

 Diamond Rubber Co. Foi: many months the management urged 

 him to go to New York and take the supervision of sales in that 

 city, and at last he was prevailed upon to do so. He held that 

 position for a couple of years, leaving this to return to Akron to 

 become sales manager of mechanical goods of The B. F. Good- 

 rich Co.. which had alisorbed the Diamond company. 



Mr. Hardy served these two companies eleven years. When 

 tlie Boston Belting Co. was looking for the best man in the coun- 

 try to take up the work of Mr. Elson, whose prolonged illness 

 prevented him from carrying the load, the officers decided upon 

 Mr. Hardy as the man, and negotiations were at once opened to 

 secure him. with the result that he is now installed as sales man- 

 ager, with his office at the Ro.xbury factory of that company. 



Mr. Hardy is a young man of ability and energy, a man of 

 experience, with a record of success. He is married, has two 

 interesting children and will live in Bro'okline as soon as the 

 railroads deliver his lares ct pcnates, long overdue, from Akron. 

 At present he boasts of no club memberships, but acknowledges 

 that he is entitled to wear the square and compass. That he is a 

 man of many friends any one will affirm, after being with him 

 ten minutes, and that he will make a host of new ones in his 

 uresent position is unquestionable, as is also the prediction that 

 he will prove a conspicuous success in this new and responsible 

 position. 



WILLIAM E. HARDY. 



AMONG those who gave heed to that venerable piece of advice 

 heard very frequently a generation ago, "Go West Young 

 Man," was William E. Hardy, recently appointed sales manager 

 if the Boston Belting Co. Later, however, he heard the more 

 modern slogan, "Back East," and concluded that that probably 

 ritted his personal case best — so back East he came. 



Mr. Hardy was born in a rubber atmosphere, so to speak, for 

 he first saw the light in .A.kron, June 5. 1879. His education was 



MR. WADE MADE FACTORY MANAGER. 



Mr. J. .\rthur Wade has been appointed factory manager of 

 the mechanical rubber goods and the general rubber goods 

 departments of the Montreal mill of the Canadian Consoli- 

 dated Rubber Co.. Limited. As this factory makes all of 

 the company's hose, belting, packing, druggists' sundries, 

 molded goods and plumbers' supplies, it is obvious that the 

 new manager will have his hands full. Mr. Wade started in 

 the rubber industry in 1895 with the Revere Rubber Co. 

 Eleven years later he joined the Canadian Consolidated Rub- 

 ber Co.. Limited, of Montreal, and has been with them ever 

 since, excepting two years — 1912 and '13 — during which he 

 was general superintendent of one of the New England mills. 



DR. DAHME SAILS FOR BRAZIL. 



Dr. luigenio Dahne, whose fine exhibit of Brazilian products at 

 the San Diego Exposition was mentioned in some detail in the 

 September number of this publication, passed through New York 

 October 15 on his way back to Brazil for a short visit. The San 

 Diego Exposition has fully lived up to the expectations of its 

 promoters and Dr. Dahne's Brazilian department has been one 

 of its most attractive features. The Exposition will close until 

 the end of the year, when it will be re-opened on a more extended 

 scale for another six months. Dr. Dahne expects to return to 

 this countrv in December. 



