Davison & Son (Ltd)






 

Location and period of operation:

Davison & Sons

Burslem

1898

1952

 

Earthenware manufacturer at the Bleak Hill Works, Cobridge, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England.

  • Davison & Son produced general earthenware for domestic and export. The mark sometime used was a shield with a picture of the "Bleak Hills".

  • Hales, Hancock & Godwin were their London agents and they had overseas agents in Canada, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and East Africa. 

  • In 1951 the joint managing directors were Anthony Davison and John Davison. 

  • In 1952 the business was acquired by Swinnertons Ltd.  

 

 

Warburton St.,
Cobridge 


Davison and Son, 
earthenware manufacturers

 

from..... 1907 Staffordshire Sentinel 
'Business Reference Guide to The Potteries, Newcastle & District'

 

 


Davison & Son Ltd, Earthenware Manufacturers
Dinner, Tea and Breakfast Ware
Bleak Hill Works, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent

1951 Pottery Gazette directory 

 

 

 

 


part of a dinner set in the Indian Tree pattern
Davison & Son
England
Indian Tree

 

 


platter in a hand painted pattern with gilt border

 


Davidson & Son Ltd
Burslem
England 

typical mark with a shield and
a picture of the "Bleak Hills" 
matching serving dish 

 

the letter 'B' shows that this dish was made
under the Wartime Concentration Scheme

photos courtesy: Eunice Young
 

 

- click for more on the Bleak Hill works -

 

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