Brass barrel spigot. Date?

[Tigerdude]

found this cool spigot yesterday. Looks intact , just missing key. Any idea of age? P.S I usually don't buy relics but if anyone has a key for sale,I'm interested.

 

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[Hawks88]

Sorry don’t know the date but a nice find. congrats!

 

[Kirk PA]

You found an 18th century barrel tap. Nice find!

Kirk

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Sweet relic, congratulations!

 

[DownNDirty]

You found an 18th century barrel tap. Nice find!

Kirk

Yep

 

[Steve in PA]

I agree, 18th century on that one. In addition to the key, you need one of these caps that fit on the spigot and through which the key passed. I think they were discarded frequently so people could access the mechanism and turn the spigot on without a key. What type did your spigot take? The one with the two ears or the triangle shaped one?

 

[Tigerdude]

The stem is triangular. I think the key has a triangular opening that fits over the stem.

 

[Steve in PA]

The stem is triangular. I think the key has a triangular opening that fits over the stem.

I have dug 3 or 4 of the keys with the two ears, but although I have see the triangular keys, I have never dug one. The triangle type is rarer.

 

[CRUSADER]

I have dug 3 or 4 of the keys with the two ears, but although I have see the triangular keys, I have never dug one. The triangle type is rarer.

Over here my stats on keys are;
Triangle - 8
Square - 3
Diamond - 2
Round - 2
Rectangle - 1
Club (shape of the Club in a card set) - 1
2 ears (kind of flat line) - 1

 

[pepperj]

Congrats on the great looking spigot, one my fav. relic recoveries.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Very nice relic. Hope you can locate the parts your looking for.

 

[Tigerdude]

Better pic of triangle stem.

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

I believe this is what you're looking for ....

 

[Steve in PA]

I believe this is what you're looking for ....

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I was hoping you would chime in Bill because I knew you had a triangle key.

 

[Steve in PA]

Over here my stats on keys are;
Triangle - 8
Square - 3
Diamond - 2
Round - 2
Rectangle - 1
Club (shape of the Club in a card set) - 1
2 ears (kind of flat line) - 1

Those are interesting stats Cru. I probably have 5 more of the caps that aren't in my picture, and they all would have taken the two eared type key. So I would have to say the two eared type was predominant in my area.

 

[Tigerdude]

Ok, OK, now I need the key! P.S. i went back yesterday and looked EVERYWHERE for that darn key. Methinks the owner walked away with it in his pocket!

 

[Lanny in AB]

Cool find for sure! (Can't help with the date though.)

Nicely done, and all the best,

Lanny