Posted 5 months ago
elanski
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Thanks to the commenters below for setting me on the right track with this bottle.
Which from further research appears to be a Jewsbury & Brown blob top soda bottle in a torpedo shape.
These bottles were used from circa 1870 to 1900 and the unusual shape was apparently to stop the bottle from being left upright meaning some of the contents would always be in contact with the cork so it didn't dry out.
Jewsbury & Brown of Manchester, England were in business from 1826 until they merged with Schweppes in 1964
Hi elanski,
Very cool bottle. I found this on Google.
"An antique blob top bottle shaped like a bowling pin is a type of historical glass container from the late 19th century, featuring a rounded, decorative "blob" top for its closure and a distinctive bowling pin-shaped body designed to hold soda, mineral water, or other beverages".
I was told that they were made that way ( to lay down) so the contents would keep the cork wet so it would not dry out and become loose and let the soda become flat.
Not sure if that`s the reason but it sounds reasonable. ;-)