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Hancock’s Copies for China Painters, Hancock and Sons, 1881. Honey W. B. Old English Porcelain, Faber 1977 Hurlbutt F. Old Jewitt L. Ceramic Art of Jewitt L. Ceramic Art of Lewer H. W. The Litchfield F. Pottery and Porcelain Truslove, Hanson and Comba, 1900 Litchfield, Hobson and Brinkman, Chaffers, W. Marks and Monograms on Pottery and Porcelain Reeves and Turner Savage G. Eighteenth Century English Porcelain Spring 1952 Shaw S. History of the Staffordshire Twitchett J. Derby Porcelain, Barrie and Jenkins,1980 Twitchett J. Royal Crown Twitchett J. In Account with Sampson Hancock 1860s-1880 D. J. C. Books, Burford, 1996. Whiter L. Spode A History of the Family, Factory and Wares from 1773-1833 Barrie and Jenkins, 1989 I would like to extend my grateful thanks to the following people who have kindly helped both myself andmy husband Ken in the preparation of this article. I am especially indebted to Mrs. Linda Owen, Librarian, Miss Lisa Bates, Assistant Librarian, Kath Clemen ts, John Dallison, Steve Royle, Mandy Henchliffe, Brenda Welbourne and Collette Levers, of Derby Local Studies Library, for their untiring help and assistance,and for their permission to reproduce letters written by JohnHancock to William Duesbury from the Duesbury Papers. Robin Blackwood, without whom this research might neverhave commenced. For his endless assistance and encouragement, but most of all for his valued friendship, I thank him. Anneke Bambury, Senior Keeper of Fine Arts and Education, Mr. Maxwell Craven, former Keeper of Antiquities, Derby Museum and Art Gallery, for his expert knowledge and assistance in supplying information and photographs for use in this article. Mr. Harry Frost, former Curator, Mr. John Twitchett F.R.S.A., former Curator of Royal Crown Derby Museum, Derby; for his kind permission to reproduce the photograph of Sampson Hancock which appeared in his excellent book Royal Crown Derby, page 228, published by Antique Collectors Club, 1989. Mrs. Judith Land, formerly of Royal Crown Derby, for her kindnessin helping me to commence my research. Miss Gaye Blake Roberts, Curator, The Mr. Mike Morris. Finally members of the Hancock family who as a result ofthis research have been located and who have helped to piecetogether some of our family’s history. Concerning the writer. If I may take a leaf out of Frank Hurlbutt’s book Old Derby Porcelain, I would welcome correspondence on any pointsmentioned in this article, whether to confirm or refute, in thehope of furthering our knowledge of Sampson Hancock and any of his colleagues at the Old Crown Derby China Works on
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