Mohave County miner., 1888-11-24
CLEANING BOTTLES.
Ingenious Devices for Removing A
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Ingenious Devices for Removing All
Traces q Yormer Contents.
There are probably few old.fashioped
bottlers who clean not only temperance
drink bottles, but also wine bottles with
shot; but that Is not tbs practice In the
latest approved bottling establishments,
says the New York sun. There Is one in
South Fifth avenue where Eve thousand bot
ties are cleaned every day, and thoroughly
cleansed, without the use Of shot. aI
Ordinary root beer and sarsapariIla bot
ties are easily cleaned, because the material
used In them is readily and quickly soluble
In cold water. The bottles are dumped,
throat up, into big tub Of clean cold water,
which Is kept clean by constant rcplcnsh-
naent. Each bottle Is quickly flied and al
lowed TO soak short time. Then the clean.
er grasps three or four bottles in his two
Hands, holding them throat up, and shakes
them vigorously. That is sufficient 10 dis
lodge the sugary coating, and then the bot
ties are inverted and allowed 10 drain Of
As they are made of transparent green
glass 1t is easy to see when they arc clean.
Care Is taken to wash out any flies that
have been sepulchred in the bottle in their
search for sweet things. The old fashioned
stone bottles that were formerly used for
root beer have long been discarded as too
heavy and costly.
The cleaning Of .soda-water bottles is
more carefully y done. Here warm water IL
used, and the workman manipulates four
pronged tool that looks like q fork. Each
prong is mounted with stiff blade Of India
rubber, OF such shape that when the prong
Ii thrust into the bottle the rubber blade
reaches the inner side Of the bottle. In,
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serves q double purpose. The mat cleans
the outside OF the bottle, and the rolling
brings the whole inside OF the bottle In CON
tact with the rubber blade. A few vigor-
Gus rolls clean the bottle thoroughly and
then 1t is rinsed and ready for use.
Still another process Is used for lager
beer bottles, which require even more Wig
orous washing This is done by machine
with revolving spindles, on which are
placed rubber brushes. The bottle is thrust
over the spindle, which Is run by steam,
and running water carries ofi the scum.
Each bottle then gets thorough internal
securing. aua..' -- a- -rMa
II Is, in fact, an essential element of sue.
! cess In the 8bottling business TO keep the
bottles clean, and 40 manufacturer who cx-
poets 10 keep his custom would dare neglect
| the essential element OF cleanliness. The
| element OF cost prevents, IL no other con-
alterations could do so, the slow and tedious
method Of cleaning bottles with shot. There
was bottle washing macine In use here not
long ago which clcapsed bottles with rcyolv-
| ing bristle brushes, but the wear and tear
| Of bristlcs was found 10 be too expensive,
| although The work done was very effective.
| The substitution Of rubber blades for the
bristles proves TO be cheaper aud quite as
| thorough.
A much better way than the use OF shot
| for cleaning bottles is to put small piece
| Of iron chain with small links into the bot
| ties with some water. This, wacn ratified
about, will clean bottle well or course,
IL q bottle has been filled with any greasy
| substance the only Wly t0 Clean IL thorough
| ly Is With strong alsali, and this is done by
| ali careful bottlcrs