March 1, 1919.1 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



311 



AN ADJUSTABLE PEDAL COVER. 

 A new rubber cover for automobile pedals is made in such a 

 way that it is adjustable to all makes of square and oblong 

 pedals and can be adjusted with the fingers. 

 There are no holes to drill and no bolts 

 to come loose. A lock spring and sliding 

 clip are the means by which the cover is 

 attached. It can also be fitted to con- 

 cave and convex pedals by bending as re- 

 quired. (Rich Manufacturing Co., 1777 

 Broadway, New York City.) 



NEW TYPE OF RUBBER HEEL. 

 A rubber heel of new design is com- 

 posed of two separate sections; one of rub- 

 ber compound, containing a friction fiber 

 no Pedal Cover, pjyg^ modeled and vulcanized separately 

 from the heel, and one containing an invisible rubber cushion 

 and air space which create a pneumatic eflfect when the fiber 

 plug presses against the rubber cushion. To the top surface of 

 the heel is applied a special cement which softens in a lamp 

 flame, permitting the ordinary shoemaker to apply the heel by 



'Top Xotch Hiheel" 



driving six nails. This method of construction makes it pos- 

 sible to use a better grade of rubber in the heel proper, increas- 

 ing the wearing qualitj'. (Bull's Eye Rubber Co., Long Island 

 City, New York.) 



SPECIALTIES IN RUBBER FOOTWEAR. 



The prevalence of high heels of the Louis and Cuban type* 

 in women's leather footwear has raised some problems which 

 rubber-shoe manufacturers have been 

 forced to solve. That they have been suc- 

 cessful in overcoming the difficulties of 

 perfect fit, ease of put- 

 ting on and off, and 

 proper wear of heels 

 equal to the soles, is 

 acknowledged by retail- 

 ors and wearers. 



The "Hiheel" rubber 

 shown here is intended 

 to fit the present-day shoe styles. It is made in this "croquet" 

 height and also in the "storm" style, higher in cut over the 

 vamp. Its special advantage over other rubbers is the construc- 

 tion of the heel, which has a heavy 

 duck interlift under the regular lining. 

 The stock of the tread is of specially 

 tough compound, while that part most 

 likely to wrinkle and break just above 

 the tread has an extra piping of heavy 

 rubber. This rubber is made in vari- 

 ous shapes to fit snugly all the fashion- 

 able lasts of ladies' leather shoes. 



The "Top Notch" auto boot is in- 

 tended to wear over ladies' evening 

 slippers. It is of fine black ierge, 

 rubber interlined, with 

 warm, fleecy, wool fabric 

 lining. It has ten buttons 

 with reinforced button- 

 holes, and durable sole 

 and heel tread for walk- 

 ing when that is prefer- 

 red. (Beacon Falls Rub- "Top Xotc 

 ber Shoe Co., Beacon Falls, Connecticut.) 



Among the new cord tires that 

 eral use every day, the one that 



Struction the al- 



ready well-known 

 features of other 

 kinds of tires made 

 by the same man- 

 ufacturer has a dis- 

 tinct advantage, 

 especially from the 

 standpoint of adver- 

 tising. 



The first tire of 

 the group shown 

 here embodies the 

 uniform mileage 

 feature and the 

 "geared- lo-lhe-road" 

 tread which its 

 manufacturer p a t- 

 ented for use in its 

 pneumatic tires. The 

 tread has caterpillar 

 teeth, and there are 

 vacuum cups in the 

 running band, both 

 of which combine to give this tire 

 wet asphalt. (The Miller Rubber 



Miller 



A GROUP OF INTERESTING NEW CORD TIRES. 



are coming into more gen- The middle tire of the group on this page represents the. 



:ombines with its cord con- latest product of its manufacturer. It is called the "Improved 



Universal" cord tire, 

 and is built by a spe- 

 cial process by which 

 each separate cord 

 is impregnated with. 

 rubber and not 

 merely coated. The 

 finished tire is there- 

 fore more resilient 

 and offers greater 

 resistance to shock 

 and to the action of 

 moisture and air. 

 This tire combines 

 the effective non- 

 skid tread and the 

 broad flat traction 

 surface which are 

 features of the tires 

 of this manufac- 

 turer. (Michelin 

 Tire Co., Milltown, 

 New Jersey. 



.An 8-ply cord tire 

 is third in this group, of 2-cure construction, expanded on a 

 specially constructed air bag instead of the usual steel core. Each 



Its positive traction, even 

 Co., .\kron, Ohio.) 



