1 3 , ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁meet ▁demand ▁for ▁glass ▁objects ▁that ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁ful filled ▁by ▁English ▁companies , ▁a ▁source ▁cut ▁off ▁by ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁glass works ▁found ers ▁included ▁experienced ▁glass b low ers ▁and ▁local ▁business men , ▁who ▁combined ▁their ▁capital ▁and ▁expert ise . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁produced ▁small ▁bott les , ▁in k stand s , ▁and ▁flask s , ▁and ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁creating ▁the ▁first ▁" port rait ▁flask ", ▁bearing ▁a ▁dep iction ▁of ▁the ▁Mar quis ▁de ▁La f ay ette ▁in ▁comm em oration ▁of ▁his ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁had ▁a ▁rot ating ▁cast ▁of ▁partners ▁and ▁glass b low ers , ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁operation ▁until ▁about ▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁when ▁its ▁propriet ors ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁moved ▁the ▁business ▁to ▁Will ington . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁houses ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁were ▁built ▁by ▁or ▁for ▁either ▁the ▁propriet ors , ▁or ▁the ▁workers ▁they ▁h ired . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁list ings ▁in ▁Tol land ▁County , ▁Connecticut ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : C ov entry , ▁Connecticut ▁Category : G reek ▁Rev ival ▁architecture ▁in ▁Connecticut ▁Category : F eder al ▁architecture ▁in ▁Connecticut ▁Category : H istor ic ▁districts ▁in ▁Tol land ▁County , ▁Connecticut ▁Category : National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Tol land ▁County