Frisbie Pie Company facts for kids

1920s Frisbie's pie delivery truck

Frisbie pie tin

The Frisbie Pie Company is a famous American pie company. It started in 1871 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. A man named William Russell Frisbie bought a bakery and gave it his name. The company was on Kossuth Street in Bridgeport. Workers there used to throw the empty pie tins around for fun during their breaks. This fun activity soon spread to nearby college campuses.

The Story of the Pie Tins

The Frisbie Pie Company sold its delicious pies to many stores and restaurants. They even sent pies to Middlebury College in Vermont. Students at Middlebury College found something special about the empty pie tins.

When turned upside down, the tins had a shape that helped them fly. With some practice, students could throw them in different ways. This fun game became very popular on college campuses. People started calling the flying tins "Frisbies."

In 1957, a toy company called Wham-O made a plastic flying disc. They called it the "Pluto Platter." To connect with the popular pie tin game, Wham-O decided to use a similar name. They changed the spelling slightly to "Frisbee" to avoid any legal issues. This is how the famous toy got its name from a pie company!

Frisbie Pies Today

The original Frisbie pie factory in Bridgeport closed in 1958. Another company, Table Talk Pies, then bought the Frisbie pie brand.

Years later, in 2016, a man named Dan O’Connor brought the company back. He lives in Fairfield, Connecticut. Dan loves Frisbees and knows a lot about their history. He got the rights to the Frisbie Pie Co. and started it again in November 2016.

Since early 2017, the company has been selling pies again. They use the original recipes from the old Frisbie Pie Company.

See also

• Ken Westerfield Frisbee disc sports
• Ultimate (sport)
• Flying disc games