Hiram Codd (10 January 1838-18 February 1887) was probably the most important bottle designer ever, patenting in 1872 a bottle filled under gas pressure which pushed a marble against a rubber washer in the neck creating a perfect seal.
Hiram Codd (10 January 1838-18 February 1887) was an English engineer. In 1872, he patented a bottle filled under gas pressure which pushed a marble against a rubber washer in the neck, creating a perfect seal.