Rivers explained the bottle had a pop cap, which had allowed some water ... Her message in a bottle was just found on Cape Cod ...

In West Texas, some with severe illness have not been taken to a doctor until their conditions worsened, officials said.

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.

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 ...