3 Old Porcelain Stoppers, Union Bottling Wil. Del. Rbt. Portner Roanoke, Va. Plus a Citrate of Magnesia ! Antique Dug, some rust on one, factory defect on another with metal still inside (see pictures) Hutter Stopper, circa: 1893-1920,Patent Date: February 7, 1893, This stopper was an improvement to the Lightning stopper and was extremely popular and eventually replaced the Lightning as the preferred beer bottle stopper. A cone-shaped porcelain stopper was fitted with a rubber washer on the narrow end and forced into the narrow mouth of the bottle to seal it. Innovative printing technology in the very late 19 th century allowed brewers and bottlers to have their company name, address, and a logo or monogram imprinted on top of this Hutter stopper. Many examples of embossed bottles can be found with their original Hutter stopper still intact. Note the patent information that is carefully printed on the narrow end of the stopper: “Patented K. Hutter Feb. 7, 1893.” This stopper was eventually replaced with the Crown Top.