August 1, 1916] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



New Goods and Specialties. 



BUBBER WATCH PROTECTOR. 



TRICAL workers, mechanics, firemen, trainmen, locomo- 



steamship engineers, sportsmen, automobilists, 



llmen and farmers will find in these rubber cases 



a neat and convenient protection for 



their watches. 



I'or electrical workers a protective 

 watch covering is an absolute neces- 

 sity, and the one shown in the first 

 illustration is especially designed for 

 tills purpose. Being made entirely of 

 rubber, the case affords perfect in- 

 sulation against electricity. It covers 

 the watch completely, stem and all, 

 and the corrugations on the back of 

 the case, shown herewith, prevent the 

 watch from slipping out of the pocket. 

 This case is attached by removing the 

 : watch and pushing the stem through 

 ise, adjusting the watch so that it fits 

 The ring is then 

 chain snapped to 



rubber case. 



ring from the stun of th 

 the neck of the rubber c 

 snugly in the protector, 

 replaced and the watch 

 the rublier. 



In attaching tlit iion 

 also shown, the ring of the watch need 

 not be removed. This style of case is use- 

 ful for those who do not come in contact 

 with electricity, but desire to protect their 

 timepieces from dust. dirt, or water. [.All- 

 proof Watch Protector Co., Oakland, Cali- 

 fornia.) 



RUBBERIZED BATHING ACCESSORIES, 



Sea-bathing toda\ calls for many accessories, if one follows 

 the dictates of fashion. Besides the bathing suit, the cap to 

 cover the hair, and the shoes, the fair sojourner on the licacbnow 



rcfiuircs cushions on wliicli to recline while taking tlu' air and 

 sun-bath on the sands before or after the sea-bath. And the 

 fashion is to have these cushions elaborate in material and 

 make-up. The need of water-resisting qualities in such pillows 

 has resulted in the use of rubberized mummy-silk of various 

 colors, brilliant hues predominating, the figures or designs be- 

 ing of solid color, cut from this cloth and cemented or applied 



over the basic material. Three pillows of this character are 

 shown, all of which are proving popular as novelties at the fa- 

 shionable watering places. [L. C. Studios, New ^ork City.] 



HORIZONTAL SPHAY WITH RUBBER BALL. 



.\ small opening in the rubber ball at one end of the 

 perforated metal cap, in the bathtub spray device here illus- 

 trated, is forced up 

 over the spigot, 

 when the tempera- 

 ture and i)ressure of 

 the water may be 

 regulated with the 

 hot and cold water 

 cocks. A horizontal 

 shower or needle 

 bath is thus fur- 

 nished, without wet- 

 ting the head, al- 

 though, if desired, it 

 is also an effective 

 shampoo spray. This 

 attachment, wliicli measures scarcely two inches in length, 

 may be easily carried by tourists and traveling men, and 

 affords a great convenience in all homes not equipped with 

 stationary showers. (John Howard McF.lrov. Chicago 

 Illinois.! 



A noveltv 



NOVEL VACtniM CLIP. 



:uum hangers is the combination with it of 

 a spiral spring, which assists in creating the vacuum to enable 

 it to attach more lirmly than would the rubber cup alone, and 



also relieves direct tension upon the 

 m^ neck of the cup. This cup al.so has 



AS v;^^ an inner core, which, it is claimed, 



J*M^^|Ma0f J^B adds still further to the adhesion. 

 m h3£^XIl^^H ^" ""^ '^ attached a spring clip 

 H^flOQ^HUH^^^B which will hold lirmly anything from 

 ^^^9^^^^ a sheet of paper to a curtain stick, 



and the main purpose for which it 

 is recommended is to hold a curtain so that it will not flap in 

 the wind, if the window is open. However, this is onlj- one of 

 many uses for the "Put-me-on'' as it is called. It can be used 

 to suspend show cards or small articles in store windows, or 

 brushes and toilet articles in the boudoir or bath room, or 

 special memoranda on the office desk. It is small and inex- 

 pensive, and is efficient in many ways which will suggest them- 

 selves in the household, store or office. [Knight & Christensen 

 Co.. Chicago, Illinois.) 



THE McDERMOTT HYDRAULIC FORCE CUP. 



In the drain pipe provided for all sinks and wash basins 

 there is necessarily a trap, and in this, organic waste matter 

 collects, gradually rilling up the pipe. The McDermott hydraulic 

 force cup is designed to enable the house- 

 bolder to remove this accumulation, and 

 thereby save both plumbers' bills and — 

 irough prompt eradication of an unsan- 

 itary condition — doctors' bills as well. 

 This force cup is similar in appearance 

 to those operated by air pressure, but a 

 rubber hose is attached to the water faucet — fitting any size — and 

 the force of the w-ater is utilized to clean out the pipe. [John 

 McDermott, New York City.] 



