What is the history of Doulton/Berkefeld Water Filters?
John Doulton founded his first pottery in 1815. As early as 1827, Henry Doulton developed ceramic filters for removing bacteria from drinking water. The Thames river was heavily contaminated with raw sewage; cholera and typhoid epidemics were rampant. In 1835, Queen Victoria commissioned Doulton to produce a water filter for the Royal household. Doulton created a gravity fed filtration system that used a ceramic filter. With Pasteur’s advancement in microbiology, Doulton’s Research and Development department created micro-porous ceramic cartridges capable of removing bacteria with better than 99% efficiency. Today, Doulton ceramics are used in over 150 countries. In 1985, the British Berkefeld brand was acquired by Doulton Industrial Products, the manufacturer of Doulton water filters. Today, the Doulton and British Berkefeld names are the preferred choice for water purification products in worldwide locations where outbreaks of illness are associated with unreliable water supplies. Th
