Fidelity Pottery Company
In operation 1902-1918
Wares
sanitary earthenware (Industrial Directory 1906, 1909)
Notes
“Charles H. Baker and J Harris Cogill founded Fidelity in 1902 to manufacture sanitary items.”
— Robinson, Dorothy and Bill Feeny. 1980. The Official Price Guide to American Pottery & Porcelain. House of Collectibles, Orlando, Florida.
Selected References
Harney, W.J. 1929. “Trenton’s First Potteries.” Sunday Times Advertiser, July 7, 14, 21 and 28, 1929.
Abramson, D.V. and T. Karschner. 1978. An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites, Trenton, New Jersey. On file, New Jersey Historic Preservation Office (NJDEP), Trenton, New Jersey.
Robinson, Dorothy and Bill Feeny. 1980. The Official Price Guide to American Pottery & Porcelain. House of Collectibles, Orlando, Florida.
Other firms at this site:
Other Names
Fidelity Pottery Company
Block and Lot:
196D/58
Historic Street Address:
10 Prince Street; Mead Street corner of Prince Street; 2-10 Prince Street; Prince & Mead
Municipality:
City of Trenton
Map Gallery
Map References
Lathrop, J. M. 1905. Atlas of the City of Trenton and Borough of Princeton. A.H. Mueller & Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Plate 15: shown as “Fidelity Pottery Co.”)
Sanborn Map Company. 1908. Insurance Maps of the City of Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, Volume 1. Sanborn Map Company, New York, New York. (Vol. 1, plate 38: shown as “Fidelity Pottery Co.”)