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    Posted 10 years ago

    belle111
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    Was wondering if anybody knows anything about these. How old they are. Can't find any info on them. Thanks

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    1. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 10 years ago
      I don't know what they are called now but years ago we called them flippies. That was short for flip top.
    2. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 10 years ago
      And they still make them.
    3. packrat-place packrat-place, 10 years ago
      The "lightning" toggle-type closure is covered under this section because of its widespread use on a lot of different bottle types, though its primary application was for carbonated beverages (soda, beer) and canning jars. This important closure was invented and patented first by Charles de Quillfeldt of New York City on January 5, 1875. The design was intended initially for beverage bottles. The seal was composed of a neck tie-wire, a lever wire, and a bail. The bail passed through a hole in the metal, rubber faced, lid. The lever wire was hooked into loops in the heavy neck tie-wire on opposite sides of the bottle. Movement of the lever wire past the line of centers of force was stopped by the neck of the bottle. The actual "stopper" or lid portion of this closure was usually made from either metal or porcelain/ceramic with a round rubber gasket attached to the shank of the stopper to seal the bottle. Lightning-type closures were most popular on beer and many soda bottles from the 1880's into the 1920's.
    4. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 10 years ago
      Grolsch beer still uses them & I just noticed recently that a few other premium Euro-beers have started also. Sure keeps beer from going flat if you don't want to drink fast. Now we are in my expertise!

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