THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



701 



New Goods and Specialties. 



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 Ladies' water 



WATERPROOFS IN ENGLAND. 



MORE BRILLIANT COLORS and fancy desig 

 ing in waterproof goods in London, 

 a reaction from the gloom of the war. 

 proofs are being made, for in- 

 stance, in black and white check 

 with inset collar and belt ; or in 

 white with a deep sailor collar in- 

 set in black, with a deep flounce 

 and cuflfs also black; or in biscuit 

 shades of fawn inset with navy- 

 blue. Cashmeres, in subdued 

 shades of Saxe blue, mauve, 

 champagne, and mole are also 

 seen. Other designs follow the 

 "dazzle" idea. 



For children, new designs are 

 carried out in color schemes in 

 which Saxe blue. Royal blue, 

 purple, scarlet, rose-pink, and 



various shades of green are cmploycil. 



Many of the girls' coats have collars, belts a 

 cuffs;, cable-stitched or piped. Some are in ra 

 Ian shape, single or double-lire,isicd. ui 



trasting trimmings, mak- 



ing the children's gar- 

 ments as smart as those 

 of adults. 



THE "PERFECTION" 

 CAPE. 



A new type of water- 

 proof cape is made of 

 Tyco silk, rubberized 

 with Para rubber on one 

 side, with smoked silk 

 finish on the other. It 

 is made in one piece and 

 opens along the sides of 

 ., ^ „ the sleeves and body. 



Cape. where it fastens with 



snap buttons. It packs 

 8 by 4 by V/2 inches. (Athol Manufac- 

 turing Co., Athol, Massachusetts.) 



"GASPRUF" TUBING. 



A safe flexible tubing for conveying gas, and one in which 

 gas may be left standing without fear of leakage is shown in the 

 sectional view below. It consists of two tubings in one. An 

 inner core of rubber-packed flexible galvanized steel is covered 

 with a double jacket and with two coverings of gas-proof and 

 gas-tight compound, having an outer covering of lustrous silk 

 or silkaline. The steel core gives the strength necessary for 

 durability and tlic composition jacket makes the tuljing leak- 

 fiuss&i 



hown bclo 



old from the throat 



A RUBBERIZED VEST. 



protect the wearer from wind, rain, and cold is 

 1 1 is made high in the neck to keep wind and 



nd is the same thickness in the back 

 as in the front, being made in 

 one piece, without seams to rip, 

 in back or sides. This vest is 

 made of different kinds of fabric, 

 rubberized, and, in some qualities, 

 wool-lined. It has four pockets 

 on the front, two large ones and 

 two smaller. It is suitable for 

 the chauffeur, automobile tourist, 

 motorcyclist, hunter, fisherman, 

 and all who are exposed to the 

 weather. In some respects it is 

 more comfortable to wear than a 

 sweater. (Comfort Auto Robe Co., 

 Inc., Waterloo, New York.) 



THE "APSOLE" OUTING SHOE. 



A marked improvement in the manufacture 

 i cloth-upper, rnbbcr-soled footwear, of ihe 



fi 



lety, 



riety is the elimination of 

 the rubber foxing strip 

 connecting the soles 

 with the uppers, and 

 use of a welt process, 

 somewhat similar to the 

 process used in factories Pr, 

 making leather footwear. 

 The soles are of the "tiljer" 

 made of a compound of rubber and 

 fiber, and having greater durability than 

 all-rubber soles, and the inner soles are 

 of cork, insuring coolness and comfort. 

 The result is a much more durable boot 

 or shoe, and a far handsomer one. and 

 as it is made on the latest fashionable 

 last, this line is having such a demand 

 from the trade as to greatly exceed 

 the factory production. (Apsley Rubber 

 Co., Hudson, Massachusetts.) 



proof and odor-proof. The rubber ends are corrugated on the 

 inside, so as to hold firmly, aiid are indestructible and safe. 

 (Atlantic Tubing Co., Providence, Rhode Island.) 



"2 IN 1" TREAD FILLER. 



A liquid, rubber for treating cuts, bruises, 

 and gashes in automobile and motorcycle 

 casings comes in a convenient tube one by 

 six inches. (\'an Cleef Brothers, Chicago, 

 Illinois.) 



In att.\ching rubber heels to boots ,\m> 



shoes, clincher nails are used, which are 



driven through metal washers. 



"Klean Kutt Kup"-head rubber-heel 



nails, just placed on the market, 



have cup-shaped heads which hold 



and center the nail-set so that the 



nail can be driven straight. A 



center tack-point always clinches 



with a curl while the heads are 



flush with metal washers embedded in the 



heels. The shank corrugations are deeper th 



Is. (United Shoe Machi: 



Co.. Boston, Massachusetts.) 



