THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



New Goods and Specialties. 



Rubber Swimming Web. 



A SWIMMING WEB FOR THE HAND. 



THE approach of spring and summer calls out novellies and 

 specialties suitable for use during those seasons. Sports 

 always come in for their share of 

 attention, and now that the re- 

 strictions on the manufacture of 

 rubber goods have been removed, 

 no doubt the coming months will 

 show many sports accessories of 

 rubber and rubberized fabrics. 



The swimming device shown 

 here is of sheet rubber such as 

 used for bathing caps, and has a 

 flat web between each of the 

 tubular finger casings, the open 

 ends of which permit the finger- 

 tips to come through. The edges 

 of the web form a reinforcing 

 bead between the finger casings. The ' web is said to aid ma- 

 terially in increasing a swimmer's power and speed, as well as 

 in keeping him afloat. A patent has recently been granted to 

 the inventor. (Justin A. Clarke, Vincennes, Indiana.) 



A NEW GOLF BALL. 



Dealers in sporting goods will be glad to know about this 

 new golf ball, called the "Super-Chick." It is made in two 

 styles, floating and non- 

 floating, in recess and mesh 

 marking. A number stamped 

 on the pole of the ball indi- 

 cates which kind it is. 



The particular features of 

 this ball are its extraordi- 

 nary powers of flight, its 

 steadiness, and its reliability 

 ■on the putting green. It is 

 so constructed as to remain 

 spherical and is painted with 

 a special paint so applied 

 that the ball will retain its 

 whiteness, even after many 

 rounds. (The North British 

 Rubber Co., Limited, 43 Colborne street, Toronto, Ontario.) 



"Super-Chick" Golf B.i 



TO FIT HIGH-HEELED FOOTWEAR. 



The continued vogue of Louis Quinze heels of extreme type, 



12/8 to 18/S high, has increased the demand for rubbers to fit 



over such up-to-date footwear. The 



illustration shows the graceful lines of 



a rubber designed to fill this demand. It 



follows the shape of the leather shoe 



with the narrow recede toe, and is so 



constructed as to fit 



snugly the instep 



and the breast of 



the heel. The back 



of the quarter is 



so modeled as to 



"Bell"-sh.\pe Rubber. cling tightly when 



properly fitted. 



This rubber is made in black, seal-brown, and taupe colors, and 



the manufacturers report a large sale throughout the Dominion 



of Canada. (Columbus Rubber Co. of Montreal, Limited, 



Montreal, Quebec, Canada.) 



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A NUTLESS HOSE CLAMP, 

 hose clamps look much alike, occasionally one is met 

 I has some distinguishing feature to recommend it by 

 contrast with other similar de- 

 vices. The one shown here, 

 called the "Lock-Roll" hose 

 clamp, eliminates the nut so gen- 

 erally used and depends on its 

 special construction for efficiency. 

 It is made of nickel-plated steel 

 in stock sizes from f^-inch to 

 3^-inch by J/^-inch variations, 

 and requires nothing but an or- 

 dinary screw-driver for its ad- 

 justment. It is guaranteed by its 

 manufacturers to be non-strip- 

 pable and vibration-proof, and 

 adaptable in every case where it is absolutely necessary to have 

 a tight connection. (Federal Tin Co., Charles and Barre streets, 

 Baltimore, Maryland.) 



A NOVEL INNER TUBE. 



'Lock-Roll" 



the recent New York Automobile 

 the leak-proof variety, of which an 



One of the novelties of 

 Show was an inner tube of 

 illustration is given 

 herewith. The tube is 

 molded seamless with 

 thick walls, and pre- 

 sents a series of cup- 

 like depressions in 

 staggered arrangement 

 over the entire surface. 

 By this formation 

 thirty per cent more 

 material is contained 

 in the tube walls than would be the case were it molded perfectly 

 circular in cross-section. Under inflation this excess material 

 is effectively compressed by flattening outwardly the inwardly- 

 curved depressions, thus supplying the anti-leak feature. (Shaw 

 Tire Co., Inc., 2 Old South Bldg., Boston, Massachusetts.) 



ER Tube. 



USH WITH SUCTION CUPS 



,il brush that can be used with only one 



he accompanymg illus 



A NAIL- 

 The demand for a 

 hand has produced the one 

 tration. It is 

 provided with 

 two good 

 sized rubber 

 suction cups 

 attached t i 

 the back of 

 the brush hv 

 means of 

 which it can 

 be temporarih 



held in place on the top or side of a washbasin or set bowl. 

 The problem of properly cleaning the nails and hand when only 

 one hand can be used has to be experienced to be appreciated. 

 There are many men to-day, as the result of the recent war, 

 who are temporarily or permanently so handicapped. A brush 

 of the kind shown here would he warmly welcomed by such 

 individuals. (S. Maw, Son & Sons, Limited, 7 to 12 Aldersgate 

 street, London, E. C, England.) 



