Bottle, Codd
Production date
1906-1917
Description
A 10oz one way aqua glass codd bottle. " O.A. MULLON / MOUNT EGMONT / OPUNAKE " is embossed on the front along with a mountain profile.
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Object detail
Artist/Maker
Production role
Manufacturer
Production date
1906-1917
Production place
Classification
Credit line
How
to
keep
the
'fizz'
in
fizzy
drinks
was
a
major
challenge
that
faced
aerated
water
manufacturers
during
the
1800s.
In
1872
Hiram
Codd,
a
soft
drink
maker
from
Camberwell,
south
east
London,
invented
and
patented
a
bottle
design
that
was
to
prove
extremely
successful
for
well
over
30
years.
Known
as
a
codd
or
marble
bottle,
his
design
involved
using
a
glass
marble
in
a
specially
designed
neck.
The
bottle
was
filled
under
pressure
and
this
forced
the
marble
into
the
neck
of
the
bottle
where
it
became
seated
against
a
rubber
seal.
To
open
the
bottle
the
marble
was
pushed
back
into
the
bottle.
These
bottles
were
expensive
to
manufacture
and
had
a
low
survival
rate
as
children
would
break
them
to
retrieve
the
marble.
Most towns had, at one time or other, their own aerated water manufacturers. The codd bottle shown here was used by Oscar Albert Mullon, who operated between 1906 and 1917 at Opunake. His distinctive trademark featured 'Mt Egmont'.
Most towns had, at one time or other, their own aerated water manufacturers. The codd bottle shown here was used by Oscar Albert Mullon, who operated between 1906 and 1917 at Opunake. His distinctive trademark featured 'Mt Egmont'.
Accession number
A69.191
Collection type
Material
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