i 1, 1915.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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• SEMIBRONZE" TUBULAR GASKET AND 'GARCO TAPE. 



'1 lit- purpos< of the Semibronze tubular gasket illustrated is to 

 provide a gasket that will he unaffected bj heat, acids, ga 

 moistun ti and by its construction make a tight joint in 

 almost <■ ■■ place, regardless oi bow rough or uneven the 

 surface. It is intended foi high pressure steam and is a combina 



tii hi of high gradi 

 bestos metallic 

 u iih a met il 1 1 nter. It 

 iii.i) be shaped to anj 

 Range desired and will 

 n tain its 6 >rm. 



I he asbesti is cloth 

 used in the manufacture 

 oi this product is treated 

 with rubber cement be- 

 fore being made into 

 tape I In- is also true 

 of the asbestos material 

 used in the construction oi thi Garco Perfect Adjustable Ga 

 rape, a hi u flat gasket material recently put on the market. 

 This tape is put up in continuous rolls, in boxi containing tei 



to twelve pounds, and from it gaskets of any desired size can be 



made, without waste or the use of other equipment. This type 

 of ga litable for use in boilers, pipes and the like and is 



guaranteed by the manufacturer for any pressure, as well as not 

 to burn or blow out. [General Asbestos & Rubber Co., Charles- 

 ton, South Carolina.] 



THE •'COLONEL - ' ERASER. 



The makers of the famous "Colonel" golf ball have turned 

 theii attention to the production of rubber erasers, a full line oi 

 ! : is now being marketed. This eraser is stated to be su- 

 perior in quality 

 and the result of ex- 

 haustive experi- 

 ments. It is made 

 in all the forms in 

 which rubber erasers 

 have become famil- 

 iar, for general and 

 specific require- 

 ments. For type- 

 writer use it is made 

 in circular shape as 

 well as in the flat 

 strip with bevel edge. A soft, velvety and quick acting eraser, 

 in red or white, is made for architects and draftsmen, and a 

 green beveled rubber for use on tracing cloth. The pencil 

 • i i • r for general use is made of a firmer quality of rubber, in 

 red and green. [St. Mungo Manufacturing Co., Glasgow. 

 Scotland.] 



FIREPROOF GAS TUBING. 



Fireproof gas tubing for use with portable lamps and ap- 

 pliances is now being made, in which a layer of chicle is 

 employed. This tubing is made up with an inside layer of 

 spiral wire, outside of which are successive layers of waxed 

 fiber, woven material, chicle, twine binding fiber and asbestos, 

 with an outer cover of spiral wire. [New York Gas Tubing 

 Co., 97 Bank street, New York.] 



PENCIL 



ERASER 



MADE IN BRITAIN 



Golf players who feel an irresistible impulse at the begin- 

 ning of a stroke to turn the head to see where the ball will 

 probably go. may be interested in a device intended as an aid 

 to the suppression of this inclination. It consists of an 

 elastic cord or tube with a soft rubber mouthpiece, attached 

 to a belt. The golfer is reminded by a sudden tug on the 

 mouthpiece — which he holds in his teeth — each time he in- 

 voluntarilv turns his head. 



RUBBER HOB NAIL 



A rubber hob nail which when applied to the soles and 

 prevents their scratching or dan 



polished fl "S is illustrated herewith. This bob i 



vided with a center nail for ea i o) attachment to th< 

 shoe. [Alex. Taylor & Co., Inc., 26 East Forty-second 



reet, New York.] 



SPEAKING TUBE AND CALL SIGNAL. 



Here are illustrated two new articles in rubber being of- 

 fered by a leading English firm which has a special depart- 

 ment devoted to the manufacture of rubber accessories for 

 domestic use. The first is a speaking tube of rubber, made 



in diameters of > s , .v., and % of an inch and covered with 



braided worsted or silk or with the two combined. Attached 

 to the tube is a silk-covered rubber bulb, pressure on which 

 causes a whistle to blow at the other end of the tube. This 

 is a type of speaking tube recommended also for automobile 

 use. 



The second illustration is of a device known as the in- 

 valid's friend, being a call signal for use of invalids. It con- 

 sists of a length of flexible worsted-covered rubber tubing 

 with an inflated rubber ball mounted on a brass or wood cup 



-it one end and a call signal on the other. The tubing leads 

 from the invalid's couch to any desired point, and a slight 

 pressure on the rubber ball is sufficient to sound the signal 

 in another room. [Sheath Bros., 87 City Road. London, Eng- 

 land.] 



SELF-VULCANIZING REPAIR PRODUCTS. 



Several products for the repair of rubber goods are now being 

 offered which require neither cement, driers nor heat in their 

 application, being self-vulcanizing. Vulcanizit, Kuttiller, Sand- 

 blist and Newtred are the names applied to the tire repair prod- 

 cts, each suggestive of the particular use for which it is in- 

 tended ; while Patchit is a preparation, in white or black, for the 

 repair of air cushions, hot water bottles, footwear, etc. These 

 preparations are sold under guarantee of the manufacturers. 

 [Self-Vulcanizing Products Works, Morristown, New Jersey.] 



