Comments on: Beautiful re-usable Codd-neck soda bottles still in use in India

By: pat cortez

pat cortez — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 23:45:55 +0000

I have a couple of these,if any one is intrested

By: vishwanath ballary

vishwanath ballary — Sat, 29 Oct 2016 19:33:00 +0000

In reply to karthik.s. We are need of 100000 bottles for purchase kindly reply me on 9916507920

By: abhishek

abhishek — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 05:26:49 +0000

I drink it everyday during summer from my way to college to my home. this drink is available almost on every street and it helps a lot when you have to face the indian summer heat (40-45°c). we also use coca cola and other beverage glass bottles but these are beautiful. Hope they begin to use these in the west too

By: karthik.s

karthik.s — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 07:34:28 +0000

We are selling goli soda in tamilnadu for past 100 years…

By: steve

steve — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 23:41:34 +0000

Excellent post, good to see that Hiram Codd’s bottle is still going strong, most likely a good Idea to get some of these Indian bottles while you can, as Codd bottles are highly collectable, early bottles dating from 1870’s can be several hundred pounds sterling, any in dark blue glass are worth thousands.

By: deanS

deanS — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 08:42:03 +0000

BTW the sad thing is I also remember back when you would return bottles for deposit at the grocery store to be refilled. This was back in the 70’s and I have fond memories of my Great Aunt in Monterey CA. giving me 7up in the classic 7 ounce glass bottle. And we had milk delivery in gallon glass bottles.
The sad thing is I’ve noticed that part of the problem, at least for here in Southern CA is that a lot of the really local farms and dairies have been pushed out for the land. Where I live now used to be dairy farms in the 60s. There used to be farm fields 10 min away where strawberrys and vegetables were grown, now it’s covered by corp businesses. And there is only one dairy selling milk in glass bottles (half gallon). It’s pricey, probably because of the need to pay for the return of the bottles.
Urban spread and central distribution. Oh well, enjoying your site, thanks.

By: LB

LB — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:17:26 +0000

In reply to deanS.

@ Dean Yes! I saw that bottle in Totoro! I’d forgotten about that when I wrote this post! I also remember when those bottles were refilled in Japan – it was evident because of the telltale milkiness and roughness of the glass from being bumped and washed over the years. It felt nice knowing the bottle wasn’t going to be melted down after a single use. And you’re right – I remember from my first trip to India that you had to drink from the bottle by holding it at a certain angle – though I think the ones in India are easier to drink from than the Ramune one. Thanks for reminding me of all that.

By: deanS

deanS — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:29:55 +0000

My memories of the Ramune soda bottles date back about 28 years ago. Back then they were hard to find and hard to get in the US (made them a real treat). Quite often the bottles would show wear and tear, then when i visited Japan I found out the bottles would be returned for refilling. I remember buying a bottle from a vendor at a temple and you were expected to return the bottle to him when you were done. Flash forward to the present and now Ramune is easily found around here and the bottles are redesigned to reflect the fact they aren’t going back to be refilled, but disposed or recycled. BTW I also loved the the single serving glass milk bottles in Japan, also returned and refilled. I used to have some of the old bottles somewhere, now I feel like finding them to show my kid.

Oh and another thing the old Ramune bottles took skill to drink out of. You had to get the marble balanced just right, so drinking with friends or siblings always became a game of skill.
Also visual trivia for anime fans, did anybody spot the bottle under the house in the movie My Neighbor Totoro?

By: Reusable Codd-Neck Soda Bottles | House of Mods

Reusable Codd-Neck Soda Bottles | House of Mods — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:34:06 +0000

[…] Today these bottles can still be found in Japan and India, and Lindsay at Ouno Design has a post up about Codd-neck bottles, including images from her recent trip to India. Lindsay writes: I only saw these bottles rarely, […]

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MAKE | Reusable Codd-Neck Soda Bottles — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:31:51 +0000