Plaque

Thomas Hancock

Erection date: 8/10/2003

Inscription

On this site lived and worked Thomas Hancock (1786 - 1865) inventor and founder of the British rubber industry.
Plastics Historical Society
Crystic Stonecast by Scott Bader 

From the Scott Bader website: "Marble, granite or stone can be produced using specially developed Crystic resins and gelcoats in combination with one of the wide range of coloured synthetic chips or by using a pre-blended Crystic Stonecast resin."

Site: Thomas Hancock (1 memorial)

N4, Banstead Court, Green Lanes

Hancock died at Marlborough Cottage, on this site, where he had lived for fifty years. For the history and a picture of this rather substantial cottage see Bouncing Balls.

Credit for this entry to: Michael Edwards

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Thomas Hancock

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Thomas Hancock

Inventor and founder of the British rubber industry.  Born Wiltshire.  After ...

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Plastics Historical Society

First to draw attention to the heritage of the plastics industry and to celeb...

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Scott Bader

Multinational chemical company founded by Ernest Bader in 1921.

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