Codd Marble Stopper

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

Codd marble stopper.

Hiram codd from london invented and patented the codd bottle in 1872. A codd neck bottle is a type of bottle used for carbonated drinks. Codd style bottles are readily identified by their marble stopper. The pressure from the gas from the carbonation kept the marble in place.

Dan and his family were glassmakers who owned and operated the famous ryland sons glasshouse in england. 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. Codd s patented globe stopper bottle is still manufactured in india by the khandelwal glass works. Partial sea glass bottle stopper pieces and half of a codd marble washed up in edinburgh scotland 1891.

Dan ryland patented the colored lip in 1891. 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. Design in 1872 british soft drink maker of. 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.

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. They worked by using a marble as a stopper in the neck of the bottle. Additionally codd bottles are also mass produced for the popular japanese soft drink ramune which was introduced in 1872 in a lemon lime flavor and now is available in 37 different flavors. He licensed his patent to several manufacturers including ben rylands.

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. 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. Now here s the clever bit codd neck bottles were developed specifically for carbonated drinks. Pressure inside the bottle would keep the marble pressed against the top of the bottle.