Description:This Codd bottle is made of green tinged glass, and is moulded in the side. It was used by W.D.B. Batkin Ltd, mineral water manufacturers based at 13 Gaol Road, Stafford.
Designed by Hiram Codd, this type of mineral water bottle was introduced in 1875. The neck of the bottle contains a glass marble which was held against a rubber ring by the gas in the carbonated water in order to seal the contents. The customer was supplied with a wooden cap to push the marble into the bottle so that the contents could be poured. Codd bottles remained popular until about 1930.
Dimensions: 230mm x 55mm.
This item is held within the Staffordshire County Museum collection.