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Thomas Hancock

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Thomas Hancock

Birth
Marlborough, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Death
26 Mar 1865 (aged 78)
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Burial
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England
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Inventor. He was an early industrialist and rubber manufacturing pioneer. It was difficult to dissolve rubber in solvents until Thomas Hancock invented a device which was capable of softening the rubber by shearing it between two rotors in 1820. This device, known as a pickle, not only assisted in the manufacture of Macintoshes, but also enabled rubber to be formed by moulding it. Hancock's invention opened up many new outlets for rubber. He also founded the Indian Rubber Manufacture Company and created the first toy balloons.
Inventor. He was an early industrialist and rubber manufacturing pioneer. It was difficult to dissolve rubber in solvents until Thomas Hancock invented a device which was capable of softening the rubber by shearing it between two rotors in 1820. This device, known as a pickle, not only assisted in the manufacture of Macintoshes, but also enabled rubber to be formed by moulding it. Hancock's invention opened up many new outlets for rubber. He also founded the Indian Rubber Manufacture Company and created the first toy balloons.

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  • Added: Jan 5, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19419/thomas-hancock: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas Hancock (8 May 1786–26 Mar 1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19419, citing Kensal Green Cemetery, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England; Maintained by Find a Grave.