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.

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 ...

The 'Codd' design with a marble was used exclusively as boys liked to break the bottles to get the marble out.

He carefully scraped away the soil to reveal an old bottle with a marble in the neck. The farmer gave it to Jamys , and since then Jamys has started collecting old glass bottles. The writing on ...