Caoutchouc

1913 · 58644 — Chelsea MA Providence RI San Francisco Los Angeles Sacramento et al: United States Rubber Company of California printed by Artgravers c. 1913 1918. 8vo. 239 1 pp. decorated title in orange & black orange woodcut borders throughout. With 100’s of text illustrations photos diagrams many colour-tinted. Textured brown flexible covers cancel cover title mounted on front cover embossed green & gilt lettering green lettering on spine updated revised belting list price list mounted on p. 16 minor wear & chewing to lower corner foot of spine minor soiling edgewear still G copy from the library of Millard Armstrong 1874-1958 longtime Portland Oregon millwright carpenter home builder and later high school teacher and Albany OR dairy farmer. First edition thus of this lavishly produced illustrated catalogue of rubber products from the Gorham-Revere Rubber Co. which was reorganized as the United States Rubber Co. in September 1913 and company later became known as Uniroyal. This catalogue features belting for manufacturing machinery belt tools waterproof cement water hose steam hose pneumatic hose wine and brewers’ hose brass fittings Village Fire Department hose carts paper mill diaphragms and even deep sea diving equipment. No copies in Worldcat. United States Rubber Company of California, [printed by Artgravers], unknown