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 ...

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.