The sales success of this model has led to countless plagiarisms of its design, motivated by the expiration of the patent years ago.
Due to erroneous press releases, there is a widespread idea that the author was inspired by laboratory glassware, particularly an Erlenmeyer flask.
[2] Apparently, his true inspiration was a bottle of Tapio Wirkkala for company Arabia, based on pure geometric shapes.
At this time the first fruits of the Stabilization Plan were sprouting, by which the Government decided to reindustrialize the nation promoting economic prosperity and the consumer society (the so-called "Spanish miracle").
[8][9] Marquina oil bottles became common in Spanish household items, along with the French Duralex glassware and the moka pot, called in Spain "Italian coffee maker".
They were also typical in bars and restaurants, until the use of refillable oil bottles in public businesses was prohibited by law (Royal Decree 895/2013).