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In 1872, Hiram Codd of Camerwell perfected an interesting closure that is now refered to as a Codd stopper. (often called a pig bottle) He went into partnership with Ben Rylands and the idea took off. The Codd stopper, consists of a glass marble inside the neck of the bottle that was held under pressure against a rubber ring inside the lip. The neck of the bottle was indented to prevent the marble from blocking the hole while the soda was poured. There are many variations of the Codd. Some are dimpled on one side of the neck, others on both sides. Another example has the indentations at the bottom of the bottle. The marble was originally aqua but manufactures began using coloured marbles to help identify their bottles (theft from rival manufactures was common). As well Rylands began to put different coloured lips on his bottles for the same reason. Codds came in a wide range of colours, with various colour lips and marbles, especially those produced in Britian. There was a major problem with Codds, however. Children liked the marbles!! Think of it, you're 8 years old and you've just finished drinking your pop. And sitting there is a wonderful marble. That's right, you break the bottle. This practice added to the cost of an already expensive bottle