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Notes on the April, 2021 Pitkin Article bottles, noting that they were “blown in Pitkin Molded Flasks
In response to the article on Pitkin glass bottles (“The Power of various shapes, patterns, colors and sizes
Pitkins,” April, 2021), members of the Pitkin family, especially Myron ~ nothing "standard" there. They were
Pitkin Morgan, and Pitkin collector and specialist Dana Charlton-Zarro, blown at various Connecticut glass-
reached out to the Journal to bring forward houses as well as in other states. None of
Detail on real a couple of changes to the article and to them is marked as to which glass factory
Pitkin bottles share their wonderful insight as they work produced it.”
hard to preserve the Pitkin story. A special thanks to Myron Pitkin
First things first, one of Pitkin Glass Works today Morgan who sent us
the photos shown in the many amazing refer-
article, the “Rare blue ences regarding the
Pitkin bottle,” was incor- family’s history. It all
rectly identified and started in 1783 when William Pitkin, Elisha Pitkin, and
thanks to Charlton-Zarro we can correctly say it is a Samual Bishop requested permission from the
Pitkin-style bottle, not an actual Pitkin. Connecticut General Assembly to produce glass,
Charlton-Zarro also pointed out that the rare Pitkins requesting a 25 year monopoly. It was granted because
that have sold for the greatest amounts are “flasks for the family had provided gun powder to the Continental
which special molds were commissioned to be made and blown at the Army during the American Revolution. Learn more! Visit the Museum
Pitkin Glass Works. Very few were made from these molds.” She went on of Connecticut Glass (www.glassmuseum.org), attend a regional bottle
to point out that there is nothing “standard” about Pitkin collector’s show, and check out the information from auction catalogs.

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