Pitkin flask

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Pitkin glass refers to glassware produced by the Pitkin family glasshouse in East Hartford, Connecticut, which operated from 1783 to around 1830. The most famous products are "Pitkin flasks," which were popular with collectors. These pocket bottles are characterized by their swirled or ribbed patterns and come in colors ranging from green to aquamarine and amber. Flasks made in Connecticut are typically olive green or amber, while those from Ohio or Pennsylvania may be green to aquamarine or amber and are often rounder. The term "Pitkin" now denotes a type of flask rather than a specific glassworks.12

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…rests almost entirely on so-called Pitkin flasks, which were much sought by collectors in the 1920s. These flasks, which vary in colour from green to aquamarine and amber, were a kind of pocket bottle molded with a swirl or ribbed pattern. Pitkin flasks made in the Eastern glasshouses are generally…
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…rests almost entirely on so-called Pitkin flasks, which were much sought by collectors in the 1920s. These flasks, which vary in colour from green to aquamarine and amber, were a kind of pocket bottle molded with a swirl or ribbed pattern. Pitkin flasks made in the Eastern glasshouses are generally…
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