Thomas Hancock (8 May 1786 – 26 March 1865) elder brother of inventor Walter Hancock was an English inventor who founded the British rubber industry. He invented the masticator a machine that shredded rubber scraps and which allowed rubber to be recycled after being formed into blocks or sheets.
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