JULV 



1919.1 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



551 



("India Rubber, Gutta Percha and Balata," Brannt, 1900, page 

 208.) In the same line of endeavor may be cited the following: 

 Rubberic, which is fiber blended with India rubber in solution, 

 stretched and dried, used chiefly in making tires and mechanical 

 goods, patented by William Golding, Manchester, England; and 

 Wolfert, another English product, which is felt impregnated 

 with a waterproof substance. ("Crude Rubber and Compound- 

 ing Ingredients," Pearson, pages 135 and 139.) 



Moreover, there should be taken into account the processes 

 employed in making felt shoes several times essayed in New 

 England with more or less success, all of which were based 

 upon the impregnation of unwoven fabrics with rubber shaped 

 and vulcanized. 



It would seem, therefore, that the use of cotton bats in con- 

 nection with india rubber applied either in solution or as a dry 

 dough had been pretty thoroughly described. Special machines 

 may of course assist in the production of a better or a cheaper 

 product and the writer trusts that such is the case. But the 

 product itself in any form which he has described would seem 

 to be available to any who chose to manufacture it. 



Note.— As ourcontributor almost says, it is accomplishment that 

 counts, not suggestion, or experiment. Pneumatic tires were 

 discovered long before they were made commercially. The man 

 who first makes anything on a commercial scale is oftentimes 

 the actual inventor and that in spite of previous predictions, sug- 

 gestions or patents that ended in failure. — The Editor. 



RUBBER TRADE INQUIRIES. 



THE inquiries that follow have already been answered; never- 

 theless they are of interest not only in showing the needs 

 of the trade, but because of the possibility that additional in- 

 formation may be furnished by those who read them. The editor 

 is therefore glad to have those interested communicate with him. 



(717.) A correspondent inquires where in the United States 

 Castilloa tapping-knives may be purchased. 



(718.) An inquiry has been received for the address of man- 

 ufacturers of paper transfers for marking inner tubes. 



(719.) A reader requests information concerning a permanent, 

 glossy, non-crackable varnish for hot-water bottles. 



(720.) A subscriber inquires for the names and addresses of 

 manufacturers of rubber tape suitable for patching canoes and 

 small boats. 



(721.) A correspondent desires to place with an American 

 manufacturer an order for Hevea tapping tools. 



TRADE OPPORTUNITIES FROM CONSULAR REPORTS. 



Addresses may be obtained from the Bureau, of Foreign and 

 Domestic Commerce or its district or cooperative officers. Re- 

 quest for each should be on a separate sheet, and state number. 



(29,185.) A firm in Norway desires to purchase and an 

 agency for sale of rubber goods, tires, etc. Cash against docu- 

 ments. 



(29.188.) A firm in France desires agency from manufac- 

 turers for sale in France and Morocco of dentists' and drug- 

 gists' supplies. 



(29,190.) A man in Switzerland desires to purchase or secure 

 agency for sale of rubber tires, tubes, artificial leather, etc. 



(29.318.) A druggist in Algeria desires to purchase pharma- 

 ceutical rubber goods of all kinds. Correspondence may be in 

 English. 



(29,322.) A merchant in Australia desires to purchase canvas 

 shoes with rubber soles, white and gray, all sizes. Thirty days' 

 sight draft, documents attached. 



(29,346.) A firm in Spain desires agencies on commission 

 basis for sale of rubber stamps. Correspondence in Spanish. 



(29,359.) A firm in Norway desires to purchase and secure 

 agency for sale of rubber shoes. Cash against documents. 



(29.403.) A firm in Norway desires to purchase and an 

 agency for sale of rubber goods and insulating materials. Quote 



f. o. b. New \ork. Cash against documents at destination. 



(29,413.) A firm in Norway desires to buy rubber overshoes. 

 Cash against documents. 



(29,419.) A firm in New Zealand desires agencies for sale of 

 artificial leather. 



(29,435.) A man in Switzerland desires to purchase pneu- 

 matic tires. Correspondence may be in English. 



(29,443.) A firm in Brazil desires agencies for the sale of 

 rubber tires and rubber goods. Correspondence may be in 

 English. 



(29,452.) A firm in Norway desires to purchase transmission 

 belting. Quote f. o. b. American port of shipment. Cash against 

 documents. 



(29,456.) .A. firm in Italy desires to secure agencies for the 

 sale of tires, etc. 



(29,466.) The representative of a firm in Scandinavia, now in 

 this country, desires to secure agencies for the sale in Scandina- 

 vian countries of all kinds of rubber manufactures, including 

 galoshes, tires, hose, gloves, hot-water bottles, heels and soles, 

 raincoats, and mechanical rubber goods. 



(29,475.) A company in Norway desires to purchase and an 

 agency for the sale of tires. Quote f. o. b. New York. Cash 

 against documents at destination. 



(29,494.) A firm in Norway desires to purchase rubber and 

 rubber goods. Payment against documents at destination. 



(29,311.) A company in Norway desires to buy rubbers and 

 rubber heels; also, an agency for sale of same. Quote f. o. b. 

 New York. Cash against documents at New York or destination. 



(29,542.) A merchant in Italy wishes to purchase or secure 

 an agency for the sale of dentists' rubber goods, hospital and 

 orthopedic supplies, and other rubber goods. Payment on re- 

 ceipt of goods. Correspondence may be in English. 



(29,547.) An importer in Italy desires to purchase sus- 

 penders and garters. Payment through American bank. Corre- 

 spondence in Italian or French. 



(29,586.) A commercial agent in Belgium wishes to purchase 

 and secure an agency for the sale of insulated cables and wires 

 for electric wiring, etc. Correspondence in French or Flemish. 



(29,589.) A traveling salesman of Smyrna, Turkey, in the 

 United States for several years, sailing soon for the Near East, 

 desires to secure the representation of rubber goods in Turkey, 

 Greece, the Balkans and Egypt. 



(29,617.) A firm in Norway desires to purchase an agency 

 for the sale of rubber and rubber goods. Cash against doc- 

 uments. 



(29,656.) A firm in Belgium desires to purchase or act as 

 agent or receiver on consignment for electrical insulating ma- 

 terial. 



(29.660.) A company in Italy desires quotations on 25,000 

 to 30,000 square yards of waterproof covering for wagons, to be 

 standard quality; guaranteed samples requested. Correspondence 

 may be in English. 



(29,682.) A firm in Brazil desires to purchase cables and 

 insulating material. (Refer to File No. 117,955.) Correspond- 

 ence in Portuguese. 



(29,687.) A company in India desires to purchase electrical 

 cable-making madiinery and raw rubber, insulation material, 

 etc. Terms, cash against documents. 



(29,692.) Proprietors of a company in Denmark now in this 

 country seek exclusive agencies for sale in Denmark of rubber 

 goods, including tires, hose, rajncoast, physicians' and surgeons' 

 sundries, .galoshes, toys, etc. 



(29,695.) Furniture dealer and manufacturer in Australia de- 

 sires to purchase billiard rubber. Quote f. o. b. American port. 

 Payment, sight draft with documents attached. 



(29,711.) The purchasing agent of a firm having large depart- 

 ment stores in several dififercnt countries, now in the United 

 States, desires to purchase for immediate delivery fountain pens, 

 rubber goods, etc. Cash or terms suitable to seller. 



