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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[June 1, 1919. 



A RUBBER-LINED CASE FOR BOTTLES. 



Those who are constantly traveling and require a water-proof 

 case for bottles should be interested in the one illustrated here. 

 It is made in two styles, one of black patent leather and the 

 other of tan pig goat- 

 skin, lined with a 

 checked water-proofed 

 fabric. The bottles 

 which come with the 

 case are of glass in 

 nickel holders with a re- 

 movable cap. (Mark 

 Cross, 404 Fifth avenue, 

 Xew York City.) 



.■\ new kind of belting 

 for machinery is made 

 of specially woven cot- 

 ton duck, thoroughly 

 lUBBER-Li.NED BoiTLE-CsE. impregnated with rub- 



ber, and vulcanized under pressure sufficiently heavy to unite 

 the plies and make the belt impervious to moisture. This type 



uf belt is alau non-stretching, an important featu 

 Belting S: Packing Co., New York City.) 



The needs of ihc traveler are the in- 

 centive that spurs many inventors to 

 new efforts. The latest item of this sort 

 is a folding hot-water bottle with syringe 

 attached, the bottle, tubing, and pipe be- 

 ing made in one piece. The tubing is of 

 soft rubber, and is of the rapid-flow type. 

 The pipe is of semi-hard rubber. (G. S. 

 Andrus, .Akron, Ohio.) 



(New York 



REGENT KEDS— A NEW LINE OF SUMMER FOOTWEAR. 



A new line of "Keds" called the "Regent'' has recently ap- 

 peared, designated as of higher grade than the ordinary rubber- 

 soled canvas footwear and priced accordingly. The models are 

 made of white Sea Island duck and have white rubber soles. 



prevent the foot from coming in close contact with the latter. 

 The sole is vulcanized to the upper by the pressure-cure process. 

 Half Louis heel pump and 9-inrh Bal, rubber lifts on heels; 8- 

 inch Bal, misses' pump, and :• ■ ' T. ,'. iii<l Oxford, rubber heels. 



9-lNca Bal, 



.„ _.. made with a combination steel and fiber The line includes a number of models not shown above, includ- 



support the arch of the foot, and there is a ground ing O.xfords and Hals for men and women and an infant's ankle- 

 - between the fiber insole and the rubber outsole to strap pump. (The United States Rubber Co., New York City.) 



The heel varieties 



shank to 



cork filling between the 



