THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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WATERPROOF FABRIC AND OARHENT& 



A new waterproof fabric has been perfected for the manufac- 

 ture of women's coats, which is radically different from any 

 previously placed upon the market. It is named "Silvareigti," 

 because of its shimmer of silver 

 or gold, and is made in a number 

 of beautiful tints. It combines 

 the lightest weight of silk with 

 rubber, and is made up in a 

 luuiiber of attractive lines of gar- 

 ments having that style which 

 commends them for sport and 

 motor coats for fair weather 

 wear, sunlight imparting to them 

 a strikingly beautiful iridescence, 

 while Iheir water-resisting qual- 

 ity makes them ideal for rainy 

 wiatlicr. The fabric was invented, 

 its manufacturing problems solved 

 and the lines of garment designed 

 by tlie manufacturer, who ha>: 

 patented the material and trade- 

 marked the name, and who w^ll 

 enter upon a national advertising 

 campaign early this fall. [E. 

 Kenyon Co., Brooklyn, Xew 

 York.] 



BOWLING MAT AND FOOT-GKIP. 



Uowling on the green is more general in England than here, 

 although evidence that it once was popular in this country is 



itbcrn part of 



shown by the name < 

 New York City 

 called "Bowling 

 Green." To protect 

 the lawns from ex- 

 cessive wear during 

 this game a rubber 

 mat with a corru- 

 gated surface, such 

 as is shown here- 

 with, is used for the 

 players to stand 

 upon. The standard 

 size for this mat is 

 22 by 14 inches, but r.ilicr sixes are turnisbed as desired. 



The side view of a rub- 

 ber overshoe also used for 

 bowling and for curling 

 shows the high back sec- 

 tion and the toe cap which 

 hold the rubber sole on 

 the foot. 'Die back section is overlaid witli an extra thickness of 

 tough rubber so molded as to grasp and hold firmly to the shoe. 

 The sole is made perfectly flat, in order not to damage the sur- 

 face of bowling greens, and it provides a non-slipping foothold 

 on the keenest green or ice. This style of rubber overshoe 

 would also prove convenient and usefu[ in any other game played 

 on lawns, or as a substitute for tennis shoes or* "sneakers'" in an 

 indoor bowling alley. [The Waverley Rubber Co.. Limited. 

 F.dinburgh, Scotland.] 



■IMPERIAL" RUBBER SHEETING. 



There is an ever increasing demand for high qualitr- rubber 

 sheeting, and it is claimed that in the "Imperial" sheeting an 

 article has been evolved, by laboratory experimentation covering 

 two years, which combines all the essentials for a sheeting that 

 will withstand without injury the most severe tests of steriliza- 

 tion, resistance to steam under pressure, dry heat, boiling water. 



acid, alkali and saline solutions, chloroform, ether, lysol, urine, 

 oxidation and gasolene. Moreover, the manufacturers of the 

 "Imperial" line claim to have discovered a secret process which 

 prevents maroon, black or tan colored sheeting from fading. 

 I Kosenwald & Weil, Chicago, Illinois.] 



JONES "NEVER-LOOSEN" RUBBER HEELS. 



In the rubber heel here illustrated a specially prepared strip of 

 leather is vulcanized to the outer edge of the rubber heel when 

 made, forming a leather rand which can be nailed close to the 

 edge on any shoe heel, even one 

 with composition or fiber lifts. 

 There are no washers in this heel. 

 tlie leather rand acting as a sub- 

 stitute, holding the nails as does 

 the "lift" of a leather heel. This 

 not only obviates the labor of 

 cementing the edges of the rubber 

 heel to the shoe but, prevents the 

 loosening and spreading to which 

 cemented rubber heels are claimed 

 to be liable. A chamber or air 

 space gives a pneumatic cushion, 

 adding to its resiliency. These 

 heels are closely trimmed, fitted 

 to any shape heel, and can bt 

 applied correctly by even the 

 inc\]:- 1 I. 111. fjones "Never-Loosen" Rubber 



Heel r 



HYDROMETER MADE OF RUBBER. 



Testers of non-freezing' solutions, used for cooling gasolene 

 engines, are usually made of glass, and are easily broken. 

 .^n unusually durable device for this purpose consists 

 of a specially made rubber ball attached to a tag bear- 

 ing the necessary directions for using it as a tester. To 

 secure correct proportions, these balls are constructed in halves, 

 each half being tested individually as to its specific gravity and 

 then assembled with another half of 

 such gravity that tlie two together 

 liave the same specific gravity as the 

 correct anti-freezc solution for 

 which the ball is to be used. Differ- 

 ent balls are made for solutions of 

 as many different sorts and they in- 

 dicate, by floating or sinking, whether 

 the solutions are too weak or too 

 >trong. This tester, or hydrometer, 

 can be used to test the solution di- 

 rectly in the radiator by dropping tlic 

 ball through the filling cap, or by 

 drawing the mixture into a receptacle 

 and dropping the ball in it. If it 

 floats, more alcohol and glycerine 

 should be added to the mixture, while if it sinks tluic is perfect 

 safety. When heated, the rubber ball expan<ls at practically the 

 same rate as the solution being tested, making it unnecessary to 

 correct for any temperature differences other than allowing the 

 ball to remain in the solution about one minute before observing 

 whether it floats or sinks. [The Liquid Tester Co., Lancaster. 

 Ohio.] 



A SINGLE TEXTURE RAINCOAT FABRIC. 

 .-^cintella is a dress goods fabric that has recently claimed at- 

 tention in the rubber clothing trade as an excellent material 

 for single texture raincoats for women. It is made of imported 

 artificial silk and worsted and, as its name indicates, it scin- 

 tillates a silken, silvery glow over a surface of a darker tone 

 or color. Being of light weight, yet having sufficient body, it 



