Feeg Pottery
The Feeg Pottery was located in Womelsdorf, Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It had its origins in a pottery 1846 by Jesse Beck in 1846. By 1856 Joseph Feeg (1821 to 1891) was operating the pottery with his brother Daniel Feeg.
Another potter, Willoughby Smith (1839 to 1905) worked with the Feeg brothers for a number of years. In 1864 Smith bought the pottery from Joseph in partnership with Feeg’s sister-in-law, Daniel’s wife. The pottery operated as Feeg & Smith Pottery until 1881 when Smith bought our Rebecca’s share in the operation.
Further information about the Feeg Pottery may be found in a booklet published by the Reading Public Museum in conjunction with their exhibition: Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans from a Berks County Private Collection. The booklet is archived at: http://www.readingpublicmuseum.org/pdf/Cultural_celebration_booklet.pdf
Reference note by p4A editorial staff; October 2011.