Davenport, Banks & Co






 

Location and period of operation:

Davenport, Banks & Co

Etruria

1860

1873

(See sources)

Earthenware manufacturers at the Castlefield Pottery Works, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent

  • The partners were John Davenport, Edward Banks and James Robert Machin. 

  • The partnership was dissolved on the 9th April 1873 when Edward Banks retired. John Davenport continued with Augustine Beck.  

 

Subsequently: Davenport, Beck & Co  

 


The London Gazette, April 18 1873 


notice of the dissolution of the partnership between
 John Davenport, Edward Banks and James Robert Machin

 

 


 


pattern design registration details - held at the design register at the National Archives
registerd 14th March 1867  

 


Fly Plate Design
from
Davenport, Banks & Co
Potters
Etruria

 


Davenport & Banks Etruria 
terracotta bottle vase with islamic style decoration



The Lichfield Jug

'Lichfield Jug' refered to the shape & style of the jug

Davenport & Banks produced The Lichfield Jug in other colours 
and decorations - sometimes with a metal lid


 

 

Initials and marks used on ware for identification:

D B & Co

these initials were also used by
the sucessor company 
Davenport, Beck & Co.  

 

DAVENPORT
BANKS & Co
ETRURIA

printed or impressed mark 

 


 


The Lichfield Jug
Davenport Banks & Co, Etruria

the registration diamond gives
a registration date of 12th January 1863 

 


 
the former Castlefield Pottery Works in 1928

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