Codd Bottle Marbles

First invented by hiram codd in 1872 this innovative design incorporated a glass marble within a chamber usually in the neck of the bottle.

Codd bottle marbles. Codd in his early working life became a mechanical engineer. 5 from bury st edmunds suffolk england fig. 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. 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.

The codd marble bottle was born from the need to keep carbonated drinks from going flat. Originally effervescent drinks were contained in stoneware bottles but these allowed the gas to leak and the drink would indeed go flat. Rubber rings cork stoppers soda bottles antique bottles marbles food art dining room history antiques. Make offer codd bottle w marble in neck tattersall bros cannington shaw co.

At the age of 23 he worked as a salesman for the british and foreign cork company. Marble bottles or codd s patent bottles were by far the most popular used patent throughout the british colonies. Hiram codd from london invented and patented the codd bottle in 1872. Codd marbles retrieved from the sea on a solitaire board 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. Find great deals on ebay for codd marble bottle. St helens vintage codd neck bottle aqua blue marble embossed schofield bros liverpool 9 17 99 1d 5h 15 39 shipping. Amounts shown in italicized text are for items listed in currency other than canadian dollars and are approximate conversions to canadian dollars based upon.

Design in 1872 british soft drink maker of. They used the soda water s own pressure to keep the marble secured against a rubber ring. These bottles had to be manufactured in two parts. 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.