The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-01-19
Ingenious Devices for Removing Al
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Ingenious Devices for Removing All
Traces of Former Contents.
There are probably few old-fashioned
bottlers who clean not only temperance.
drink bottles, but also wine bottles with
shot; but that is not the practice in the
latest approved bottling establishments.
says the New York Sun. There is one in
South Fifth avenue whore five Thousand bot.
Ties are cleaned every day, and thoroughly
cleansed, without the use of shot.
ordinary root beer and sarsaparilla bot.
ues are easily cleaned, because the material
used IN them Is readily and quickly soluble
10 cold water. The bottles are dumped
throat up, into big tub of clean cold water,
winch IS kept clean by constant replenish,
ment. Each bottle is quickly filled and al
lowed to soak short time. Then the clean.
grasps three or four bottles In his two
aands, holding them throat up, and shakes
Mem vigorously. That is sufficient to dis.
m0ss the sugary coating, and then the bot
ues are inverted and allowed to drain of,
~ tney are made Of transparent green
glass 1t Is easy to see when they are clean.
Sare Is taken to wash out any flies that
aave been sepulchred in the bottle in their
searcn Tor sweet things. The old-fashioned
ShoV WCIC lOTIucT1y uS6Q IOr
wv Deer have long been discarded as too
neavy and costly.
LUG cleaning Of sodarwater bottles is
u.o, murs carefully done. Here warm water Is
ns asou, ana tne workman manipulates four.
poueeo TOOL that looks like fork. Each
Muug Is mounted with stiff blade of India
i. iiauoer, OF such shape that when the prong
- asurust into the bottle the rubber blade
tescnes the inner side of the bottle. In
nosI OF the workman is cocoa mat. This
,s .ssVes . double purpose. The mat cleans
sa @o outside OF the bottle, and the rolling
D.lngs the whole inside Of the bottle in con.
ac' with the rubber blade. A few yipor.
y yus rolls clean the bottle thoroughly, and
usn @ u Is rinsed and ready for use.
otul another process Is used for lager.
oeer pottless which require even more Wig
usu v.ous washing. This Is done BY machine
~Na revolving spindles, on which are
PACED rubber brushes. The bottle is thrust
over the spindle, which is run bv steam
Sao running water carries ofr the scum'
.aS sacn bottle then gets q thorough internal
tits. In tact, an essential element Of .uc.
@ssln the bottling business to keen the
0ttles clean, and no manufacturer who ex.
pc1s 70 keep his custom would dare neglect
~, we essential element Of cleanliness. The
.sment y, OF cost prevents, ii no other con.
Merat,ons could do so, the slow and tedious
~ethod OF cleaning bottles with shot. There
.ss bottle-washing macine in use here not
oog ago which cleansed bottles with revoly
lug oristle brushes, but the wear and tear
o,.S ., Sristies was found to be too expensive,
TTsaough T the work done was very effective
hr;e hue substitution Of rubber blades Tor the
thorough. N 4"''' 90
,os a much better way than the use of shot
of;sao anning bottles is TO put a small piete
y, y. IRON chain with small links into the hot
ahe, es with some water. This, when ratified
ifou1, Will clean bottle well. OF course.
suSs,le uottle has been filled with any greasy
lv - .ance . the only way to clean it thorough.
ali c."a WIN strong alksli, and this is done by