– Early Life:
– Born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.
– Father was a carpenter who died when Codd was 8.
– Married Jane Colebrooke at 18.
– Became a mechanical engineer at 23.
– Recognized need for better bottle filling machines.
– Invention of the Codd Bottle:
– Patented flow of liquids measurement in 1862.
– Devised a bottling machine in 1870.
– Experimented at a mineral water works in London.
– Introduced to partners Foster and Brooke in 1872.
– Perfected the globe-stoppered bottle in 1873.
– Hope Glass Works:
– Met Ben Rylands in 1873.
– Formed partnership and started Hope Glass Works in 1877.
– Managed Codds Patents after Richard Barrett’s retirement.
– Instigated bottle exchange idea in London in 1880.
– Partnered with Dan Rylands and patented the crystal (valve codd) in 1882.
– Death and Legacy:
– Died in London in 1887.
– Buried in Brompton Cemetery.
– Codds patented bottle still manufactured in India.
– Antique collectors prize his earlier bottles.
– Codd-neck bottles mass-produced for Ramune in Japan.
– See Also:
– List of bottle types, brands, and companies.
– Ramune.
– References:
– Khandelwal Glass Works.
– Archived from the original on 13 February 2008.
– Retrieved 3 March 2008.
– External Links:
– An Act of Codd.
– Digger Odell Bottle Price Guides.
– Digger Odell Publications.
– Archived from the original on 10 February 2008.
– Retrieved 2 March 2008.
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Hiram Codd (10 January 1838 – 18 February 1887) was an English engineer and inventor. In 1872, he patented a bottle filled under gas pressure which pushed a marble against a rubber washer in the neck, creating a seal for soft drinks. This became known as the Codd bottle.
Hiram Codd | |
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 Hiram Codd | |
| Born | 10 January 1838 |
| Died | 18 February 1887 (aged 49) |
| Occupation | Inventor |
| Known for | Seals for carbonated beverages |