January 1, 1915.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



195 



"LEATHEREX." 



I his is the name of a new and specially prepared sole leather 

 substitute just placed on the market by the Tver Rubber I O., 

 of \ndover, Massachusetts, manufacturers of the lain. .us 

 "Tyrian" rubber articles. This new soling is supplied to the trade 

 in sheets, graded for the most economical cutting, in various 

 colors. Although it is absolutely waterproof, it does imi draw 

 the feet. It is claimed for this sole that it will outwear sole 

 leather, while costing less, a claim emphasized by the makers, 

 who also advance the statement that prices will nol fluctuate 

 but can be quoted for a long period in advance — in striking 

 contrast to conditions in the sole leather market, where sup- 

 lilies and quotations are alike uncertain. 



THE "ALL-WEATHER TREAD." 



A new style in rubber soles is one for winter shoes shown 

 in the accompanying illustration. In this the middle of the sole 

 surface only has deep corrugations, the pan con 

 taining the corrugations being 'i inch in thick- 

 ness. The shank, however, is only 9/64ths oi an 

 inch thick and carries a thin heel, 

 the idea being to add a separate 

 rubber heel to it. 1 he shape of 



the sole is eminentlj modern, and 

 it is made in sizes to suit leather 

 shoe manufacturers. | I he Go 

 year Tire & Rubber Co., \kmn.l 



afflgggal 



CHILD'S RUBBER SOLE. 

 The mail-order houses of neces- 

 sity originate and secure many 

 of the best novelties. A child's 

 rubber sole, for example, is the product of such 

 a house. This sole is simply a smooth molded 

 sole with a broad leather tip for both toe and 

 heel. By this combination the foot has a perfect grip what- 

 ever the weather, and the values of both leather and rubber 

 combined. | Sears, Roebuck & Co., Chicago I 



RUBBER SOLED BASKET BALL SHOE. 



"Whatever the sport, we make the shoe" is the ambit 

 of the makers of this type of sporting shoe. Not onl 

 think well of their general line, hut so well of 

 ibis shoe that they have patented it. \s far as 

 the leather part goes, the upper is made of Kan- 

 garoo of extremely light weight The sole is 

 of the suction type, with 

 14 recesses in the sole and 

 It is made of high- 

 grade reinforced rub- 

 ber, and may be had in 

 either red or gray. 

 [Athletic Shoe Co., 

 Chicago.] 



THE ARMORTRED SOLE. 



'Ibis is a new rubber sole, lighter than leather, of good wear- 

 ing quality, and is not a perspiration inducer. These soles. 

 of an inch thick, are now being worn by policemen, motormen 

 and others whose occupation requires a heav} soled shoe that 

 is flexible and comfortable. [The B. & R. Rubber Co., North 

 Brook field. Massachusetts.] 



"DURABLE K0MP0." 



Another substitute for the leather sole is the 'Durable Kompo." 

 These soles are guaranteed against cracking and becoming 

 spongy, to be uniform in their composition, even wearing, light 

 in weight and resilient. They are made in black, tan, gray and 

 white, and are described by the makers as "the all-season sole 

 that outwears leather." [Plymouth Rubber Co., Canton, Massa- 

 chusetts.] 



THE "BINGO" EGG STAMP 



It is really a verj difficult thing to get a 

 rubber stamp that will print on the surface 



of an egg. and yet egg buyers are, many of 

 I hem, scrupulous about knowing, at hast 



approximately, when the egg was laid The 

 ''Bingo" i rip is a modern d; 



which is adapted to print legibly and 

 1 1 1 1 i i Is 1 \ on thi surface of any hen's egg. [The 

 J. I . \V I lorman Co., Baltimon | 



THE BARNETT PUMP PEN. 



\ great variety of automatic fillers centei a 



hard rubber fountain pens. What appears I 

 a very simple device is shown in the accomp 

 ing illustration. The barrel of the pen and the 

 parts are of standard make, and the variety of ornamentation is 

 il o itandard the novelty of the pen lies m th< pump open 



It is very similar to a small piston syringe, and if the pisti 

 tight there is no reason why the barrel should not till perfectly. 

 There is another advantage, which is that pumping water in and 

 out through the barrel cleanses the pen and barrel effectively, 

 lira Harnett, 61-69 Gold street, Xew York.] 



STORAGE BATTERY FILLING PLUG AND HYDROMETER SYRINGE. 



The double cover with filling plug of hard rubber and soft 



rubber gasket shown in the illustration are important parts of 



an "Exide" cell— the new plug and aperture particularly .is 



these prevent flooding the cell by controlling the amount of 



water needed to replace that lost by evaporation. There 

 is no inner gage or cover to watch while tilling— just a 

 neck of liberal diameter closed by a plug. In use one 

 simply removes the plug, fills until the liquid risi in 

 the neck and replaces the plug. This automatically re- 

 tains the necessary air space for the expansion of the 

 solution when the cell receives a gassing charge. 



A very neat instrument for use in connection with 

 sparking batteries is the hydrometer syringe. The parts 

 are a glass barrel, a rubber bulb and a hydrometer 

 terminating in a hard rubber pipette. In use. the bulb 

 is squeezed, the pipette inserted in the vent of the cell 

 to be tested and enough electrolyte drawn into it to 

 float the hydrometer free of the bottom by about ' _ 

 inch. The specifu gravity reading is then taken from 

 the scale on the glass barrel. [The Electric Storage 

 Battery Co., Philadelphia] 



Dentists are using a jar for sterilizing their instru- 

 ments. The top is fitted with a rubber ring like the 

 oroinary preserve jar ring. [The S. S. White Dental 

 Co., Philadelphia.] 



The Scimatco laboratory tubing is "different from any oth< r 

 rubber tubing on the market." So says the Scientific Materials 

 Co., Pittsburgh. 



