Bottle; Thomson & Co; 19th century; CT77.550b
Bottle
About this object
Bottle; a pale green glass soda bottle. The neck is pinched with a glass marble inside. Embossed around the body: "Thomson & Co, Crystal Springs, Purity Trade Mark, Registered, Mineral Water Works Dunedin". Bubbles in the glass suggest it was made before 1900.
This kind of bottle was invented specifically for carbonated drinks. It was designed to enclose a marble and rubber washer in the neck, the bottles were filled upside down and the pressure of the gas in the bottle forced the marble against the washer, sealing in the carbonation. The neck was pinched, to provide a chamber into which the marble was pushed to open the bottle.
Manufacturer
Date Made19th century
Place MadeOceania, New Zealand, South Island, Otago, Dunedin
Medium and Materialsprocessed material, glass.
Inscription and MarksEmbossed around the body: 'THOMSON & CO / CRYSTAL SPRINGS / TRADE PURITY MARK / REGISTERED / MINERAL WATER WORKS / DUNEDIN'
Techniqueembossed
Measurementsh 238mm x di 60mm
Subject and Association Keywordstechnology, manufactures, packaging
Subject and Association Keywordsmanners and customs, customs relative to private life
Credit LineFrom the collection of Owaka Museum Wahi Kahuika The Meeting Place "a rest on your journey"
Object Type Object numberCT77.550b
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