Description: Personal Narrative of The Origin and Progress of the Caoutchouc or India-Rubber Manufacture in England by Thomas Hancock. This 72 page (plus photos) hardback book measures approx 8" x 5.5". The title page has: published by "Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts, London, 1857. Reprinted by order of the Directors of James Lyne Hancock Limited, Vulcanized Rubber Works, 266 Goswell Road, London 1920". Thomas Hancock inventor and manufacturer founded the British rubber industry. His chief invention, the “masticator,” worked rubber scraps into a shredded mass of rubber that could be formed into blocks or rolled into sheets. This process led to a partnership with the Scottish chemist and inventor of waterproof fabrics, Charles Macintosh. This book describes how all this was carried-out There are 11 b&w plates showing such goods as hose pipes, carriage wheel tire, air proof cushions, beds, swimming belts, Yachting boats, mud boots, tents, fishing trousers, cricket bat, leg protector, gloves, footballs, etc Book in good condition with some wear/fading to the covers but nice and clean inside. No inscription. All our books are in stock in the UK & ready for immediate dispatch - if we haven't got it we don't list it! UK buyers to pay £2.50 p&p All books are sent in strong card mailers specifically designed to protect books in transit. Ref 15155
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Binding: Hardback
Non-Fiction Subject: Engineering & Technology
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Author: Thomas Hancock
Publisher: James Lyne Hancock Limited
Year Printed: 1920
