Joseph Hancock
Joseph Hancock (bapt.1711-1791) was probably the son of Benjamin Hancock, who was apprenticed in 1728 to cutler Thomas Mitchell. He started in business in about 1750, when he manufactured plated handles for cutlery and snuff boxes. By the end of that decade, he had led the way in adapting fused plate to much larger articles than those made by Thomas Boulsover. These included pans and other household utensils. Hancock’s wider success with fused plate overshadowed Boulsover. He became Master....
