Hiram Codd, whom in 1872 patented a bottle for use in the aërated water trade. The bottle was unique; it would never need a cork inserted to form the closure because trapped in it's neck it had a glass ball or marble which could not leave the neck chamber, or perish. This allowed the bottle to be used many times without the expenditure of a cork. The bottle was filled under gas pressure forcing the marble into the lip where it met an India rubber washer retained in a groove. The marble was forced against the washer forming a perfect air tight seal. This made Hiram Codd the most important bottle designer in history.
Hiram Codd was born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, on January 10, 1838.
Hiram died of chronic kidney and liver disease and congestion of the brain at him home, Suffolk Lodge, Brixton, London, aged 49, on February 18, 1887 but he left a lasting legacy in the form of his invention, The Codd Bottle and a phrase that is still used today "Codd's Wallop".
Hiram Codd was born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, on January 10, 1838.
Hiram died of chronic kidney and liver disease and congestion of the brain at him home, Suffolk Lodge, Brixton, London, aged 49, on February 18, 1887 but he left a lasting legacy in the form of his invention, The Codd Bottle and a phrase that is still used today "Codd's Wallop".
Hiram Codd, whom in 1872 patented a bottle for use in the aërated water trade. The bottle was unique; it would never need a cork inserted to form the closure because trapped in it's neck it had a glass ball or marble which could not leave the neck chamber, or perish. This allowed the bottle to be used many times without the expenditure of a cork. The bottle was filled under gas pressure forcing the marble into the lip where it met an India rubber washer retained in a groove. The marble was forced against the washer forming a perfect air tight seal. This made Hiram Codd the most important bottle designer in history.
Hiram Codd was born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, on January 10, 1838.
Hiram died of chronic kidney and liver disease and congestion of the brain at him home, Suffolk Lodge, Brixton, London, aged 49, on February 18, 1887 but he left a lasting legacy in the form of his invention, The Codd Bottle and a phrase that is still used today "Codd's Wallop".
Hiram Codd was born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, on January 10, 1838.
Hiram died of chronic kidney and liver disease and congestion of the brain at him home, Suffolk Lodge, Brixton, London, aged 49, on February 18, 1887 but he left a lasting legacy in the form of his invention, The Codd Bottle and a phrase that is still used today "Codd's Wallop".
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