There is also a very collectable 10oz Cresswell & Co Smethwick Reliance Patent Codd Bottle with a Cobalt blue lip in the sale. Some collectors aim to own as many variations as possible with ...

Hiram Codd patented the marble-in-neck design bottle in 1872 and there are thought to be over 500 different types. Some collectors aim to own as many variations as possible with several different ...

Over the years these bottles have become relatively rare,as many were smashed by children who wanted to get the marble inside to play with. A popular pastime among local children was looking for ...

Carbonated drinks needed bottles strong enough to stand the build up of pressure and to keep the 'fizz' inside. In 1872 Hiram Codd introduced a design featuring a glass marble to keep it airtight.