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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[May 1. 1915. 



New Rubber Goods in the Market. 



RUBBER GRIPS. 



THE rubber grip, which is used to some extent in this coun- 

 try and lias met with favor where once introduced, con- 

 stitutes an important item in the output of sonic of the 

 large British manufacturers. It is used very extensively in Eng- 

 land on cricket hats, golf cluhs. tennis rackets and hockey sticks. 

 The illustration shows four of the many designs made bj a lead- 

 ing manufacturer ol g 1- specialties. They are made 



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of high grade red rubber, in several thicknesses. The tennis 

 racket grips are made from 7 to 9 inches long; those for golf 

 clubs 10 inches, some styles being tapered at one end; the cricket 

 bat grips are made 12 inches in length, and the hockey stick 

 grips 15 inches. [W. & A. Bates. Limited. St. Mary's Mills, 

 i ster, England.] 



THE INK-PENCIL. 



The ink-pencil is a recent product of manufacturers who in the 

 past have specialized in making fountain pens. These are made 

 of hand-turned, highly polished hard rubber, fitted with writing 

 points and needles of precious, non-corrosive metal not affected 

 by the action of ink. A soft rubber plug is inserted in 

 each cap, to prevent leakage when carried in any position and 



il to keep the point moist and ready for instant use. These 

 ink-pencils, while excellent for ordinary writing, are particularly 

 adapted for manifolding and ruling. The barrels are made of 

 black, red, brown and olive green rubber, plain, chased and 

 ornamented with gold bands and other trimmings, and with 

 various ink capacities from the "baby" size to the "banker." 

 [J. Ullrich & Co., 27 Thames street, New York.] 



A VERSATILE LAWN SPRINKLER. 



The "Sunset" lawn sprinkler, which the manufacturers nick- 

 name the "Twicez-Good," i- one of the interesting novelties of 

 the season in this line. The Sunset acts both as a regular lawn 

 sprinkler covering a round 

 area, and also as a half 

 circle sprinkler for use 

 along sidewalks and fences. 

 The change is made by a 

 little thumb screw under 

 the head of the sprinkler 

 which makes it possible to 

 cut off one-half of the flow 

 of water, allowing the 

 shower to cover a semi- 

 circular area only. The manufacturers maintain that the Sunset 

 is practically two lawn sprinklers in one ; hence the "Twicez- 

 Good." [W. D. Allen Manufacturing Co., Chicago.] 



RUBBER STAMP MOISTENERS. 



Two new styles of sanitary stamp moisteners are shown in the 

 accompanying cuts. T h e 

 "Hornet" moistener is made 

 entirely of rubber, having a 

 hard rubber handle to con- 

 tain water, which feeds 

 th 



automatic 

 rubber 

 the 

 is made of glass, hard rubber 



and a sanitary rubber sponge. [The Weeks-Numan Co., 81-3 

 Fulton street, Xew York.] 



A "HYGIENIC AND HEALTHFUL" PIPE. 



This is the description given by the makers of the new Willis 

 pipe, a pipe that has a hard rubber bit and an ash pan. The 

 hit, can, of course, be cleaned, and the ash pan can 

 also be removed for this purpose, while, being of 

 aluminum, it is tasteless and rustless. The manu- 

 facturers state that, al- 

 though they make pipes 

 with bits of many other 

 kinds, at least 95 per 

 cent, of all orders re- 

 ceived specify the hard 

 rubber sort, which they 

 claim to be the most 

 popular on the market, 

 not even excepting the amber, which has hitherto been the bit 

 tiesi liked. [The Willis Co., 76 Pilling street, Brooklyn, New 

 York.] 



COVER FOR HAND SEARCHLIGHT. 



A hand searchlight cover for fire departments, submarine use 

 and mine rescue work has recently been patented by Frederic W. 

 Sparkman and assigned 

 to the Goodyear India 

 Rubber Glove Manufac- 

 turing Co., a subsidiary 

 of the United States 

 Rubber Co. The cover 

 fits like a glove and is 

 made of a high grade 



rial to prevent water from short circuiting the light where 

 it is likely to he used in or about much water. The pin, which 

 is pressed to put on the light, may be turned from the outside of 

 the cover to set the light for a given time. 



A NEW HARD RUBBER SUBSTITUTE. 



"Kasenoid" is the name of a new material brought out in 

 London to take the place of ebonite, galalith and xylonite for 

 many purposes. The properties of this material are quite simi- 

 lar to those of galalith — it is tough, resilient, easy to machine. 

 non-inflammable, a good insulator, capable of being molded, to a 

 certain extent, and is made in a variety di colors, either as sheet 

 or rod. It can be turned and polished and takes an excellent 

 thread. [A. W. Kanis, 66 Aldersgate street, London, E. C] 



