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I had a little look, but couldn't see my favourite - Codd-neck bottles that used an internal marble as a sealing mechanism for fizzy drinks. They're quite rare
by ndsipa_pomu 2y ago
I had a little look, but couldn't see my favourite - Codd-neck bottles that used an internal marble as a sealing mechanism for fizzy drinks. They're quite rare as children used to break them to obtain the marbles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codd-neck_bottle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codd-neck_bottle
(I used to believe that the old term "codswallop" was derived from those bottles as you'd give them a wallop to dislodge the marble. However, it looks like Hancock's Half-Hour from 1959 is the first recorded usage of it which wouldn't fit with the usage of Codd bottles)
- etiam 2y agoInteresting! I didn't know the the name or the history, but since you mention them almost entirely in the past tense, I'd like to add that they are not entirely gone from use. (Also in the Wikipedia article) See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramune https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramune , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banta
- WorldWideWebb 2y agoYep. Easy to come across in SoCal at least, but go into any Asian market and you’ll see a whole shelf full of Ramune and other variant brands of that soda with that bottle. Kiddos love them.
- hnlmorg 2y agoThere’s still modern day drinks that come in these bottles. Ryan the Japanese soft drink Ramune They are a nightmare to open if you lose the cap though