{"id":2855,"date":"2024-03-09T11:18:36","date_gmt":"2024-03-09T11:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gosportshistory.co.uk\/wp\/?page_id=2855"},"modified":"2026-03-16T13:01:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:01:10","slug":"codd-bottles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gosportshistory.co.uk\/wp\/unrelated-documents\/david-moores-historic-gosport\/bottles\/codd-bottles\/","title":{"rendered":"Codd Bottles\ufeff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u2018Codd\u2019 style of bottle, which had a marble as a seal, was designed in 1872 by Hiram Codd, a British soft drink manufacturer of Camberwell, London. It was made from thick glass to withstand internal pressure, with a pinched section which formed a chamber holding a glass marble. The pressure from the liquid inside the jar kept the marble in place against a sealing washer when the bottle was filled, upside down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"709\" height=\"846\" src=\"https:\/\/gosportshistory.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Codd-Bottle.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2856\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gosportshistory.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Codd-Bottle.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gosportshistory.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Codd-Bottle-251x300.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Codd Bottle with washer and marble<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To open it you needed to strike the marble. This could be done using a special opener. These bottles were expensive to make and there was a refund given for the empty bottle when it was returned. A dilemma for children, the money or the marble?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1772 Joseph Priestly found a way to make mineral waters artificially fizzy by adding carbon dioxide. They became popular as drinks for medicinal reasons in the 18th century. 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