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2. Boston round (bottle) - Wikipedia

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   The "Winchester quart" bottle first appeared in the UK in the 19th century with a capacity of 2 imperial quarts (2.273 litres). [3] At the time, a system of dry capacity measures known as "Winchester" was still in use. The Winchester bushel is still used in the US.

3. Beer bottle - Wikipedia

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   The bottle then enters a "filler" which fills the bottle with beer and may also inject a small amount of inert gas (CO 2 or nitrogen) on top of the beer to disperse oxygen, as O 2 can ruin the quality of the product by oxidation. Next the bottle enters a labelling machine ("labeller") where a label is applied.

4. Alcohol measurements - Wikipedia

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   Beer bottles in the UK were rounded down to 550 mL after standard metrication was introduced in 1995, later changed to 500 mL by January 1, 2000. After December 31, 1999, the imperial pint was no longer considered a legal measure except for draught beer, cider, and milk in reusable pint and quart bottles. Sixth (US) 651 mL: 22 US fl oz: 1.14 imp pt

5. List of bottle types, brands and companies - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of bottle types, brands and companies. A bottle is a rigid container with a neck that is narrower than the body, and a "mouth". Bottles are often made of glass , clay , plastic , aluminum or other impervious materials, and are typically used to store liquids .

6. Wine bottle - Wikipedia

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   The chart below [6] lists the sizes of various wine bottles in multiples relating to a standard bottle of wine, which is 0.75 litres (0.20 US gal; 0.16 imp gal) (six 125 mL servings). The "wineglassful"—an official unit of the apothecaries' system of weights —is much smaller at 2.5 imp fl oz (71 mL ).

7. Glass milk bottle - Wikipedia

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   A modern British milk bottle owned by Dairy Crest Pint and half gallon returnable glass bottles From the second half of the 19th century, milk has been packaged and delivered in reusable and returnable glass bottles. They are used mainly for doorstep delivery of fresh milk by milkmen. Once customers have finished the milk, empty bottles are expected to be rinsed and left on the doorstep for ...

8. Fifth (unit) - Wikipedia

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   A metric fifth of Dewar's Scotch whisky. A fifth is a unit of volume formerly used for wine and distilled beverages in the United States, equal to one fifth of a US liquid gallon, or 25 + 3 ⁄ 5 U.S. fluid ounces (757 milliliters); it has been superseded by the metric bottle size of 750 mL, [1] sometimes called a metric fifth, which is the standard capacity of wine bottles worldwide and is ...

9. Two-liter bottle - Wikipedia

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   PepsiCo introduced the first two-liter sized soft drink bottle in 1970. [1] Motivated by market research conducted by new marketing vice president John Sculley (who would later be known for heading Apple Inc. from 1983 to 1993), [2] the bottle and the method of its production were designed by a team led by Nathaniel Wyeth of DuPont, who received the patent in 1973. [3]