The glassblower would then insert a blowpipe into the mixture, remove a mass of molten glass and blow small puffs of air into the pipe while continually turning the glass glob. The very most that a glassmaker and his helpers could make in a day was about 240 bottles. This process was used until roughly 1903 when the automatic bottling machine took over. This machine could turn out an amazing one million bottles a week. Therefore, it should be no surprise that the Washington Park site contains so many bottles.
Bottle collecting is an active and fun way to learn about history.
Soda bottles are probably the most popular type of bottle collected. Soda bottle found at site Developed in 1886, Coca-Cola was the first successful cola drink. Pemberton of Atlanta created the mixture in a three-legged pot in his back yard. He took a glass of it to a local druggist for his opinion. Prior to this, a variety of shapes could be found.