Hancock, James Lyne, Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Hancock, Thomas
- Hancock, John
- Macintosh, Charles, & Co
- Hancock, Walter
- British Tyre & Rubber Co Ltd
- BTR Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Islington, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Precision instruments production
Medical equipment production inc orthopaedic, surgical, testing, etc, products
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Rubber & plastic products manufacture
Rubber products inc tyre manufacture
Notes:
Traced origins to Thomas Hancock, 1786-1865, formerly of Marlborough, who was working in London from c1815 as a coachbuilder in partnership with his brother John. Became interested in rubber production, patenting many inventions, 1820-47, especially re vulcanisation of rubber in competition with Charles Goodyear of USA. Established in 1820 a rubber products making factory at Goswell Rd, Islington, and became associated with Charles Macintosh & Co of Manchester in which in due course he was also a partner. His London business subsequently passed to his nephew and became known as James Lyne Hancock Ltd. Made a very wide range of goods - surgical equipment, gas bags, water bottles, garments, sheeting, gaskets, etc, etc. Acquired by British Tyre & Rubber Co Ltd, later BTR Plc, in c1937
Publications:
- Catalogue of the Mechanical and Surgical Rubber Goods by Unknown
- Noble Obsession. Charles Goodyear, Thomas Hancock and the race to unlock the greatest secret of the century by Slack, Charles
- Personal Narrative of the Origin and Progress of the Caoutchouc or India Rubber Manufacture in England by Hancock, Thomas
- Price List, Centenary Edition. James Lyne Hancock Ltd, india rubber manufacturers by Unknown
- The Hancocks of Marlborough. Rubber, art and the Industrial Revolution. A family of inventive genius by Loadman, John, & Francis James
- Walter Hancock and His Common Road Steam Carriage by James, Francis
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Hancock, Thomas
- Hancock, John
- Macintosh, Charles, & Co
- Hancock, Walter
- British Tyre & Rubber Co Ltd
- BTR Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Islington, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Precision instruments production Medical equipment production inc orthopaedic, surgical, testing, etc, products
- Rubber & plastic products manufacture Rubber products inc tyre manufacture
Notes:
Traced origins to Thomas Hancock, 1786-1865, formerly of Marlborough, who was working in London from c1815 as a coachbuilder in partnership with his brother John. Became interested in rubber production, patenting many inventions, 1820-47, especially re vulcanisation of rubber in competition with Charles Goodyear of USA. Established in 1820 a rubber products making factory at Goswell Rd, Islington, and became associated with Charles Macintosh & Co of Manchester in which in due course he was also a partner. His London business subsequently passed to his nephew and became known as James Lyne Hancock Ltd. Made a very wide range of goods - surgical equipment, gas bags, water bottles, garments, sheeting, gaskets, etc, etc. Acquired by British Tyre & Rubber Co Ltd, later BTR Plc, in c1937Publications:
- Catalogue of the Mechanical and Surgical Rubber Goods by Unknown
- Noble Obsession. Charles Goodyear, Thomas Hancock and the race to unlock the greatest secret of the century by Slack, Charles
- Personal Narrative of the Origin and Progress of the Caoutchouc or India Rubber Manufacture in England by Hancock, Thomas
- Price List, Centenary Edition. James Lyne Hancock Ltd, india rubber manufacturers by Unknown
- The Hancocks of Marlborough. Rubber, art and the Industrial Revolution. A family of inventive genius by Loadman, John, & Francis James
- Walter Hancock and His Common Road Steam Carriage by James, Francis