Journal - Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania (1826)
Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.) · [Philadelphia : Franklin Institute] · leaf 267
were ex-hibited by Mr. Matthews onthe occasion above mention-ed, was the arrangement ofbottles for liquids under pres-sure. Every one has remarkedthe great waste of corkswhich is constantly goingon, and the constant depre-ciation of that material, (theresult of an excessive de-mand,) causing great… … Items and Novelties. 223 soda water in an inverted position. The stopper thus lies with its glass point downward in theneck of the bottle, and as soon asthe external pressure, by whichthe liquid is introduced, is with-drawn, the internal pressure forcesthe stopper out of the neck untilit is…
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