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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[May 1, 1917. 



New Goods and Specialties. 



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BATHING CAP NOVELTIES. 



HE season for the beach parade is drawing near and this 

 year's coterie of feminine bathers bids fair tu outrival last 

 summer's in piquancy of 



headgear. As beautiful colors may 

 now be obtained in rubber as in 

 any otlier material, and its pliancy 

 and velvety texture are highly at- 

 tractive. A few of the novelties of 

 this season in bathing caps which 

 are likely to be popular are here 

 shown. In the top illustration the 

 body of the cap is yailirrcil at thr 

 sides and caught 

 by two rosettes, a 

 band and stream- _ -,^ -^' 



ers of a contrast- 

 ing color in rub- 

 ber hanging loose 

 except when the 

 wearer goes in thr 

 water, when thu 

 streamers may be 

 securely tied about 



tlie head, thus ade- 

 quately protecting 

 the hair. A jock- 

 ey cap of mot- 

 tled rubber with a 

 striped visor is a 

 saucily appeaHng 

 innovation, and 

 the lower illustra- 

 tion displays a square-cornered 

 ca[) with a tight-fitting band and 

 trimmings of striped rubber in 

 contrasting shades. [United 



States Rubber Co.. 1790 Broadway, 

 New York City.] 



ROLLER SKATE WITH RUBBER 

 CUSHIONS. 



A sidewalk roller skate, claimed 

 to possess all the advantages of 

 the higher priced rink skate, has 

 two large rubber bumper:, or cushions which give great resiliency, 

 relieve the jar from the wearer when roller-skating on hard 

 pavements or sidewalks, and materially assist in permitting a 

 free turning axle. This skate has self-contained ball bearing 

 wheels, two sets of bearings to each wheel, and is strongly con- 

 structed yet lighter in weight than the average roller skate. It 

 is adjustable and will fit shoes from ^Vz to II inches in length. 

 [Conron-McNeal Co., Kokomo, Indiana.] 



RUBBER CUSHION HEEL AS AN ARCH SUPPORT. 



This arch-supporter, in the form of an extra heel, is claimed 

 to combine the advantages of those that are built in the shoe 

 and those that are detachable, since it cannot move about under 



the arch of the foot, yet 

 can lie adjusted to meet 

 the individual require- 

 ments of the wearer. A 

 solid cushion of rubber 

 is permanently fastened 

 in a steel sleeve, thread- 

 ed at one end so that it 

 may be screwed to the 

 metal base-plate that is 

 placed in front of the ordinary heel. A metal plate underneath 

 the rubber cushion adds to its wearing qualitie's, and when the 

 proper height of supporter is selected this resiliant supplemental 

 heel should add considerably to the wearer's comfort in stand- 

 ing or walking. [Peter Broadbrooks, Batavia, New York.] 



THE KANGAROO REVERSIBLE HEEL. 



Tile novelty in this heel consists in the means and method 

 of attaching the rubber part to the leather or compositiou 

 leather lift that is nailed to the shoe in the ordinary manner. 

 Xo cement is necessary, thus greatly reducing the time re- 

 quired for attaching the heel to the shoe. The heel comprises 

 two parts that are dovetailed together. The leather or com- 

 position part that is nailed to the heel of the shoe is provided 

 with a central opening and beveled edges. The rubber heel, 

 or tread, is also molded with a projecting portion, the edges of 

 which dovetail into those of the leather lift, holding both 

 parts firmly together. After the leather portion is nailed to 

 the shoe the rubber heel may be easily slipped in place by 

 hand, no further fastening being required. When worn 



out a new pair may be readily applied by the wearer. 

 Should the heels wear unevenly they can be quicJcIy ex- 

 changed. They are also non-slipping and have no nail holes 

 to become clogged with dirt. [David William _Jameson, New- 

 ark, New Jersey.] 



SHAMPOO CHAIR AND BASIN WITH RUBBER PAD. 



Having the hair shampooed is generally regarded by women 

 as an uncomfortable necessity, the neck being held in a strained 

 position long enough to cause considerable discomfort. Various 



methods of al- 

 leviating the 

 i n c o nvenience 

 of this opera- 

 tion have been 

 devised and a 

 recently invent- 

 ed chair and 

 basin arrange- 

 ment appeiars 

 to offer an 

 agreeable solu- 

 tion of the dif- 

 ficulty. This new 

 chair to be 

 placed about six 



inches in front of the basin, has a hinged back which is lowered 

 until the head rests comfortably on a rubber neck-piece forming 

 liart of the basin. With the head in position the hair can be 

 washed thoroughly, soap lotion being applied through a small 

 faucet and hose at the left. A gas heater in a water compart- 

 ment makes it possible to obtain hot water instantly at any de- 

 sired temperature. [The Excelsior Shampoo Outfit Co., Chicago, 

 Illinois.] 



RUBBER FABRIC WATER BAGS FOR THE ARMY. 



During the recent Mexican campaign a new application of rub- 

 ber in army equipment was developed which may prove advan- 

 tageous again. It consisted in the use of rubber fabric bags 



