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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



LFebruarv 1, 1915. 



Fifteenth Annual National Automobile Show. 



THE Fifteenth Annual National Automobile Show, held at the 

 ( .rand Central Palace, January 2-9, was well attended and 

 the exhibits were unusual both in number and interest. 

 There were shown 528 cars, ranging in price from $295 to $6,000 

 81 different makes of gasolene vehicles and 6 of electrics. 

 There were 13 motorcycle exhibits and 230 of accessories. The 

 aggregate value of the exhibits was estimated at $3,560,000. 



TIRES AND ACCESSORIES 



Automobile tires and their accessories, of course, formed the 

 chief item of interest to the rubber trade. The following tire 

 equipment was noted on cars in the exhibits of twelve prominent 

 manufacturers: Fisk, Federal, Firestone, Goodrich, Goodyear, 

 Kelly-Springfield, Pennsylvania and United States. Many of the 

 companies had attractive and instructive displays. 



The Rraender Rubber & Tire Co., of Rutherford, New Jersey, 

 exhibited its new "Bull Dog" non-skid tire, an illustration of 

 which appeared on page 154 of the December number of this 

 publication. 



I he Brown Scientific Tube, a tire tube that is self-closing 

 when punctured, was shown by Story & Reed, of New York. 



Dayton Airless tires, which are neither solid nor pneumatic, 



111. Dreadnaught Tire & Rubber Co., of New York, had the 

 largest and most complete exhibit devoted exclusively to tires. 

 I lus company features the patented Dreadnaught Vacuum 

 Tread non-skid "that has the grip to it." It is made of the best 

 material, double frictioned, and has a heavy pure gum cushion, 

 single cure molded tread. All Dreadnaught tires are guaranteed 

 for 5,000 miles and to be free from defects of material and 

 workmanship, and each tire bears a serial number. 



The Essex Rubber Co., of Trenton, New Jersey, had an ef- 

 fective display of its Essex red inner tubes, patches, plasters, 

 reliners, etc. 



The Globe never-skid tire and red inner tubes were exhibited 

 by the Globe Rubber Tire Manufacturing Co., of Trenton, 

 New Jersey. 



The Gordon tire, manufactured by the Gordon Tire Co., of 

 Canton, Ohio, under the "Tri-Angle" brand and a 4.000-mile 

 guarantee, was shown by the Ireland Rubber Co., of New York. 



The Leather Tire Goods Co., of Niagara Falls, New York, 

 showed Woodworth tire treads and "Easyon" tire chains. 



The Marathon Tire & Rubber Co., of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 

 exhibited a complete line of tires and inner tubes. The company 

 specializes in hand-made products, tires in all sizes for all styles 



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The 1915 Automobile and Rubber. 



1 — Rubber Tires. 2 — Rubber Inner Tubes. 3 — Rubber Reliners. 4 — Rubber Quick Demountable Flaps. 5 — Rubber Spring Dumpers. 6 — Rubber Fender. 

 . ! ized Lamp Cover. 8 — Rubber Gasket. 9 — Rubber Fan Belt. 10— Rubber Radiator Hose. 11— Dynamo Rubber Insulation. 12 — Magneto 

 Rubber Insulation. 13— Magneto Han) Rubber Connections. 14 — Electric Starter Rubber Insulation. 15 — Wind Shield Rubber Channel. 16 — Hard 

 Rubber Switch Base. 17 — Hard Rubber Switch Connections. 18 — Rubber Pedals. 19 — Hard Rubber Steering Wheel. 20 — Hard Rubber Control 

 Buttons. 21— Rubber Insulated Control Wires. 22 — Rubber Matting. 23 — Rubber Door Bumpers. 24 — Hard Rubber Door Handles. 25— Rubber 

 Running Board Matting. .'6 — Hard Rubber Door Handles. 27 — Rubber Door Bumpers. 28 — Rubber Matting. 29— Rubberized Top. 30 — Rubberized 

 Side Curtains. 31— Rubberized Boot. 32— Spare Rubber Tire. 33 — Rubberized Tire Cover. 34— Hard Rubber Rear Lamp. 35 — Rubberized Lamp 

 Cover. 36— Storage Battery Rubber Insulation. 37 — Electric Gear Shift Kubber Insulation. 38 — Rubber Blow-Out Patches. 39 — Rubber Tire Boot. 

 40— Rubber Bucket. 41— Rubber Cement. 42 — Rubber Tire Tape. 43 — Rubber Cementless Patches. 44 — Rubber Repair Stock. 45 — Rubber Lugs. 

 16 Rubber Tubing. 47— Rubber Pump Connections. 48 — Rubber Packing. 49 — Rubber Brake Lining. 50 — Tire. New. 51 — Rubber Valve Bases. 



and which carry a guarantee of S.000 miles on light cars and 

 5,000 miles on heavy cars, were exhibited by the Dayton Rubber 

 Manufacturing Co.. of Dayton, Ohio. 



The Double Fabric Tire Co., of Auburn, Indiana, showed their 

 Double Rubber" inner tube, made of multiple plies of alternate 

 red and gray rubber. They also exhibited the "Interlock" inner 

 inner tubes, Red liners. "Jumbo" and "Adjustable 

 I look-On" outer boots They claim to be the largest concern in 

 the world devoted exclusively to the manufacture of tire rein- 

 forcements and tubes. 



of rims, in angle and smooth treads. Its inner tubes are made 

 in six and nine plies, by which possible flaws are corrected. 



A tire of novel tread construction which includes a ' dual 

 cushion tread, triple arch tread, staggard tread and the vacuum 

 cup idea, was the "Mussinan" exhibited by the Mussinan Tire 

 Co., of New York. The object of this construction is to minimize 

 skidding, punctures and blow outs. 



The Rubber Tire Accessories Co., of New York, distributers 

 of Dixie tires, made by the Dixie Tire & Rubber Co., of New 

 York, and also of "Pyramid." "Red Wing," "Silver Grey" and 



