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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[JVNK 1. 1917. 



New Goods and Specialties. 



JAPANESE RUBBER TOY. 



AREM.\RKABLV realistic conception is this modest little 

 toy from Japan. Nestling between leaves of green paper is 

 a small bnd or blossom made entirely of rubber, in yellow, 

 tipped with red, the whole being securely fastened to a 



bamboo stem. Blowing into this stem at its opposite end 

 causes the blossom to gradually expand until it becomes, a 

 life-like representation of a luscious, full-grown apple. 



COMBINATION BALL. 



With this new toy for children 

 many tricks may be performed. Its 

 construction is exceedingly simple. 

 A small white rubber ball with a 

 ribbed surface is threaded with a 

 long string of red rubber upon which 

 it slides and whirls at the pleasure 

 of the owner. [Robert J. Mulvey. 

 Chicago, mine lis.] 



PNEUMATIC HORSE COLLAR. 



Padding is essential in a horse col- 

 lar for protection, but it adds con- 

 siderably to the w-eight of the collar 

 and consequent burdening of the 

 animal. -\ solution of the problem is ofifered in the form of a 

 horse collar embodying a pneumatic pad built up similar to an 

 automobile tire. Each side of the collar is a chamber of suitable 

 shape to receive an inner air tube, which is blown up with a tire 

 pump; and it is claimed that this collar is not only extraordinarily 

 light in weight but fits better than most on the neck of the horse. 



NO-GLARE AUTO SHADE WITH RUBBER WASHERS. 



A convenient protection against motoring accidents caused by 

 reflecting sun or strong headlights is afforded in the accessory 



shown herewith, it takes the form of a blind, or window shade, 

 with a transparent section, fastened to a spring roller and operat- 

 ing like an ordinary spring blind. A heavy rod along the bottom 

 serves to maintain the curtain in position, and rubber rings at 

 the ends of the rod and the spring roller keep these parts from 

 injuring the glass in the wind-shield. The vision opening is of 

 transparent pyralin, measuring 8 by 8 inches, the entire shade 

 being over 12 inches long and enclosed in a nickel-plated or 

 black enamel cylinder. [No-Glare Auto Shade Co., 3301 North 

 Main street, Los Angeles, California.] 



HOME HELPS DISH WASHER. 



A device to facilitate the inevitable duty of dish washing and 

 obviate its disagreeable features is shown herewith. One end 

 of a rubber hose, specially compounded for hot water conduction 



and measuring two feet in length and one-quarter inch in 

 diameter, is attached to the hot water faucet by a special con- 

 nector with a rubber gasket which insures a perfectly tight fit. 

 .A.t the other end of the hose is a scouring brush with a rubber 

 ring around its edge which serves as a buffer and protects the 

 china. Between this brush and the hose is an ingenious spraying 

 arrangement by means of which hot soapsuds or clear hot rins- 

 ing water flows upon the 

 soiled dishes, the user simply 

 holding the device by its 

 handle and manipulating a 

 button. A wire drying bas- 

 ket is also furnished with 

 the outfit and no dish pan 

 nor towels are required in 

 the operation. [Home Helps 

 Manufacturing Corp., 39 West 

 Thirty-eighth street, New 

 York' City.] 



BATHING COSTUME NOVELTY. 



The latest accessory to the 

 feminine bathing costume 

 now being shown in depart- 

 ment stores is the water- 

 proof bag for carrying the 

 bathhouse key and valuables. This attractive and convenient 

 novelty is made of rubberized material, with a rustproof clasp 

 which fastens securely, and is attached to the wearer by a belt 

 strap. 



