Codd Marble Stopper

Codd s patented marble stopper bottle is still manufactured in india by the khandelwal glass works established 1932.

Codd marble stopper.

Codd style bottles are readily identified by their marble stopper. It has a closing design based on a glass marble which is held against a rubber seal which sits within a recess in the lip. It was the drink itself which kept the bottle shut. Sea glass marble sea glass bottle stopper codd glass marble sea glass arts crafts driftwoodmagpie from shop driftwoodmagpie 13 06 favorite add to genuine natural surf tossed rare gold 5 out of 5 stars 831.

They worked by using a marble as a stopper in the neck of the bottle. While it is well known that hiram codd invented the marble stoppered soda pop bottle named after him it is not well known who added a colored applied tool lip to codd bottles. Pressure inside the bottle would keep the marble pressed against the top of the bottle. Dan ryland patented the colored lip in 1891.

Vintage glass aquamarine codd neck marble stopper soda bottle 29 95 or best offer fast n free watch antique codd bottle hindle company blackpool blue black marble in neck 20 00 8 70 shipping. Codd s patented globe stopper bottle is still manufactured in india by the khandelwal glass works. The codd bottle was filled upside down so that as soon the filling stopped the stopper was forced down to seal the bottle against the rubber ring. The pressure from the gas from the carbonation kept the marble in place.

His earlier bottles are prized by antique bottle collectors worldwide. Dan and his family were glassmakers who owned and operated the famous ryland sons glasshouse in england. Now here s the clever bit codd neck bottles were developed specifically for carbonated drinks. The family monument lies between the central and western path midway between the north entrance and the central buildings.

Partial sea glass bottle stopper pieces and half of a codd marble washed up in edinburgh scotland 1891. It was an ingenious way to maintain the fizz in fizzy drinks initially soda water by using the pressure of the carbon dioxide to push a marble against a washer in the neck of the bottle. Design in 1872 british soft drink maker of. He licensed his patent to several manufacturers including ben rylands.