New-York tribune., 1896-10-18
MAKING ARTIFICIAL EARS.
DELICATE TASK AND AN EXPENSIVE
PROPHET OF VULCANIZED RUBBER

=, .b.,e is any one branch Of scientific manu-
featuring that would seem 10 have reached per-
,.c,ion within the last decade II is Inc mdh''b VI
artificial ears Such perfect reproducto"s are
,urned out nowadays that they cannot DC u'S'n''
s;h.d even upon a fairly close inspection. from
tho natural ear. Made Of specially preparen
rubber fesh-colored in the rough theS are pa'"''u
-. hand IN exact imitation of IN" remaining ear
~, tho unfortunate customer and as caFelu"y
.,oucbed" and marked over as an artist picture
This is necessary. for an artlhc!a ear nus 9
porfec, 10 be acceptable. and SUCH careiui "otA
NAYS the maker. for he gets huhu'c" "o"o''
apiece for them. 49,, , .h.r.
In a certain workshop the other das, "ne'7
-. so.,,,ac work is done, there was shown 10
. rribune representative a li;ue box some seven
mr. eight inches long. less than TWO inches o'o"u'
and hardly half an inch nigh
.rhors,s x5o worth Of goods In that box. said
-. toreman as he lifted off the cover. displaying
av. ruhber ears lying IN cotton. Ihcse are 'oi
- d,~srer, mon and one womsn-you see Una,
Irtis ear there-and all they need now Is LOT .''e
er,is, 20 call for them and touch en- up arcoi"''S
. ,,,,ro .,,ns well give him telling just how tne
co,or.ng should go on we stuu'e" ou' '
carefully when Wa took the orders
%. hundred dollars seems a big price uo"s"
. - ,, for a little thing Ike one OF those ears
-. 50 eexible you crumple II up IN your
hand easily? But people that nave he''' .'"ue
ARTIFICIAL ears have no idea OF the WORN t'd' - WI
,h.n There is no guessing ABOUT iHdhi"s '''"''
yo,, bsvo to be as exact as II you were carving
o,,, statue. In the first place. when man
comes here TO get an TO replace one ne > Ios.
NE ,ake n mould OF the ear that IL iett' anu -
there is any part OF the other we must se.
mould OF that too so as TO be apie 10 III ". -" =.
rav oar There are no two cars the sale' a''u -
/ ,.Ics our most skilled wOrkmcn 10 ee, ,tTt. az,
from this moald pair OF mouds tna' y "i''
/ and appedrs have the color OF hesh - a.. oId
"xyhen finished the ear Is pasted on W, W, o ~
sun,p or simply precisely where the oin 20 20
,raS and moi one man In a thousand can zen III.
difference II is really only the nrst ear IS Via, II
.xnersive What costs is TO make the moul", =, :,
| !. man has his mould with US We Will give n,, m
| duniIcafc cars for about $50 each lnsre - ~ III
| cusstomer on our books hailing from Ch'cago ~"I
| tnvs ave ears year from US, on an aveiase'
! don', know what he does with then' ai' pu' II"
! want tncrl. T.. ur,t,ad and
| ..Th. demand take IL altogether, Is hrilteu az
| 7 don, supnose we ever turn out more tnhn W., W.,
~ rev ears year We have only peen n man n1 Z
| hem ND 10 our present standard coupe "
| years by the way. - 49,, cor be bent and
,vstnd exnerience has taught us - tne pest MT
,sriai ~ iise We have experimental Win , nssr,s
| .ysrv,hinc Last summer We Iieu @ -,
| .h,nLng that II would be lighter ou, 90 o,,I u"
| ~ oar ,urned out far heavier; ana Des,oss'
rns,al would not lend itself nearly as "e a. '"'
| n ~ >, The Initiating of flesh f;nts . .,.
| .rIox. do ncople lose their ears IN two ,,Gh
,,sev an railroad accidents or py est'ns y" .ar,
| :, macbinery The former IL bs far inc mo'e eo'
| mon"