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Year: 1885

page_text: I HIRAM CODD of 41 Gracechurch Street in the City of London Manufacturer
do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
to be as follows:-
MANUFACTURE OF GLASS BOTTLES
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According to this Invention I construct a glass bottle with horizontal slots
formed through the two opposite sides of the upper part of the head in order that
when a cork has been driven into the neck of the bottle it may be securely held
and prevented from being forced out therefrom by means of a wooden or other
wedge placed through these slots so as to come just above the top of the cork,
The wedge may then if desired be held in place by securing a string or wire over
the head of the bottle. Vertical slots of narrower width than the length of the
horizontal slots may also be made in the head passing upwards from the centre of
the horizontal slots so that the side edges only of the top of the wedge are held
down by the top of the horizontal slots-this facilitates the withdrawal of the
wedge whenever the bottle is to be opened.
These vertical slots may either be carried upwards to the top of the head or not
as preferred.
To so form the head of a glass bottle I employ tongs or tools in which two three
or more dies or blocks for moulding the exterior of the head are carried by a disc
which can turn freely around the central plug or core of the tool which enters the
mouth of the bottle. I form projections on one or more of these dies or blocks to
correspond with the form of the slot or slots to be formed through the head of the
.bottle.
The central plug or core I also provide with a nib or projection which is caused
to be thrust out from its side when the tongs are closed-and this thrusting
outwards of the nib or projection is made to take place after the dies or blocks
have been closed together and made to form a ring the interior of which is of the
form required to be given to the exterior of the head of the bottle.

page_text: To form the head of a bottle with such a tool the central plug or core of the tool
is first thrust into the neck of the bottle and then by grasping the tongs in the
band the workman causes the outer dies to close together around the soft "metal"
which has been previously gathered around the end of the neck. By a further
compression of the tongs the nib or projection is made to protrude out sidewise
from the central plug or core and at the same time the bottle is rotated by the
workman in the ordinary manner--the soft "metal" which is to form the head is
thereby pressed outwards by the nib or projection and pressed against the outer
dies or blocks and as the bottle is rotated these dies or blocks will turn with it as
the projection or projections standing inwards from them becomes embedded in the
soft "metal."

page_text: I HIRAM CODD of 41 Gracechurch Street in the City of London Bottle Manu-
facturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:-
According to this invention I construct a glass bottle with a horizontal slot
formed across the upper part of the head to receive and hold down a wedge or key
in order that when a cork has been driven into the neck of the bottle it may be
securely held and prevented from being forced out therefrom by means of the
wedge or key which may be of wood or other material.
The slot may be open at the top, in which case the sides of the slot are made to
slope inwards or otherwise overhang to hold the wedge down.
Figure 1 of the drawings hereunto annexed shows a plan view and Figures 2
and 3 elevations of a bottle of the form 1 prefer.
The slot A formed across the top of the head is as shown formed with dovetail
sides B is the wedge introduced into the slot after a cork has been driven into
the neck.
When the wedge has been inserted into place it may be tied in with string or
wire C as shown.
The head of the bottle I shape to the form shown by means of tongs or tools
such as described in the specification lodged by me with an application for a Patent
No 2401 in the year 1885.
The tool is formed with two die blocks for moulding the exterior of the head-
these are carried by a disc which can turn freely around the central plug or core of
the tool which enters into the mouth of the bottle. The die blocks when closed
together form a mould the interior of which is of the form required to be given to
the exterior of the head.
Each die block is formed with a projection standing out from it to correspond
with the form of the slot to be made across the head. Preferably I make the
projection on the one die to meet as nearly as may be the projection on the other
die when the tongs are closed.
The central plug or core of the tool is provided with a nib or projection which is
caused to be thrust out from its side after the dies have so been brought together
by the closing of the tongs and by means of this nib or projection the soft "metal"
of which the head is being formed is rubbed outwards and pressed against the
interior of the mould formed by the two die blocks having been brought together.
The inner faces of the projections on the two die blocks must be curved inwardly
so that no part of them shall come into contact with the nib which is thrust out
from the core.
To form the head of a bottle with this tool the central plug or core of the tool is
first thrust into the neck of the bottle and then by grasping the tongs in the hand
the workman causes the outer dies to close together around the soft "metal"
which has been previously gathered around the end of the neck. By a further

page_text: compression of the tongs the nib or projection is made to protrude out sidewise
from the central plug or core and at the same time the bottle is rotated by the
workman in the ordinary manner-the soft "metal" which is to form the head is
thereby pressed outward by the nib or projection and pressed against the outer
dies or blocks which as the bottle is rotated will turn with the bottle as the
projections standing inwards from them become embedded in the glass.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
The manufacture of glass bottles with a slot having dovetail or overhanging
sides formed across the upper part of the head to receive a wedge or key sub-
stantially as described.