The Davenport Collection
- a growing resource on magic and entertainment history

Content Overview

FAQs

FAQs

Click on the relevant FAQ to download the PDF. What’s in the collection? Is it possible to visit the collection? When did Davenports introduce the Demon Series of magic? How does the family tree fit together? How long was Davenports at each trading address? Where and what was the Crypt? How did the magic business start? Where did the name Lewis Davenport come from? What were the stages in Lewis Davenport’s performing career? Why was George Davenport known as Gilly Davenport? Is the family related to the American Davenport Brothers, the celebrated spiritualists?
Magic

Magic

Look here for magic apparatus, magic sets and magic related items such as association pieces, trophies and badges for clubs.
Puzzles

Puzzles

The vast majority of the puzzles are mechanical puzzles rather than word or mathematical puzzles.
Articles

Articles

The articles cover a wide range of magic and entertainment history topics. The articles have been contributed by the Davenport family and other collectors and historians.
Films

Films

Mainly taken by the family from the 1930s onwards, the films include magic, magicians and entertainment from the UK and overseas.