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James, Frank Biography Biography
(fl 1970-2010), Family historian Frank James is descended from John Hancock. He is the collector and historian of the family archives and between 1970 and 2010 amassed a significant quantity of material about the family. This culminated in him co-authoring a book with John Loadman, 'The Hancocks of Marlborough. Rubber, Art, and the Industrial Revolution: A Family of Inventive Genius' (2010, OUP).

Scope and Content
Handwritten list of patents and inventions by the Hancock family 1813-1847. Includes name of patent owner; patent number; month and date patent was issued and details about process or item patented
Extent
1 document
Language
English
Level of description
ITEM
Repository name
Science Museum, London
Conditions governing access
Open Access
Conditions governing Reproduction
Copies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions
Finding aids
Box 2