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  • Thread starter calabash digger
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calabash digger

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Filmed it too...
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I found a similar bottle. Quite interesting about the stopper:

Hutchinson Stopper, circ: 1879-1915,
Invented by: William H. Hutchinson,
American Patent: April 4, 1879 Number: 213,992


This was an improvement to Matthews gravitating stopper and worked on the same principle. When the stopper was raised, the pressure of the carbonated contents sealed the rubber gasket against the base of the neck. Unlike Matthews, it was cheaper and more efficient to use. Also, the bottle did not have to be filled upside down. To bottle, the stopper was put in the downward position, the contents were injected into the bottle with a nozzle. This nozzle contained a hook that grabbed the top loop of the stopper and pulled it upward thus sealing the bottle. This stopper was deemed unsanitary because dust and dirt could settle above the stopper and contaminate the drink when the contents were dispensed. Its replacement was the crown cork.

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