240 GOODYEAR ON GUM-ELASTIC. 



COACH MOUNTINGS. 



Different parts of the mountings of coaches and carriages 

 may be covered with India rubber enamel much more cheaply 

 than with brass or silver plate, and may be made much more 

 finished and beautiful than those japanned or covered with 

 leather. 



COACH TRUMPETS 



Are manufactured from caoutchouc ivory, connected with a 

 flexible gum-elastic hose, covered with braid, velvet, or other 

 stuffs. The use of this trumpet is to communicate with the 

 driver from within the coach. See plate , fig. 



IMPROVED COACH AND CAR SASHES. 



An improved sash may be made for coaches, cars, and om- 

 nibuses, as well as dwellings, by means of a packing of gum- 

 elastic sponge cord, drawn into a dove-tailed groove around the 

 edge of the sash : this packing operates to keep out the dust and 

 rain, to prevent the annoying rattling noise of vehicles, and also 

 to keep the sash in the place when it is raised. See plate , 

 page 



IMPROVED BLINDS. 



An improved blind or screen is manufactured by the use of 

 the finely perforated fabrics, which are designed both for dwell- 

 ings and travelling vehicles. They operate to exclude the sun, 

 dust, and insects, and to admit air and light. The improved 

 sashes before described, may be constructed in this way, as well 

 as common window screens and shutter blinds. See plate , 

 figs. 



