Found a 1930s Narraganestt Pale Ball Knob Beer Tap Handle Emblem Today.

FreeBirdTim

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Found a 1930's Narraganestt Pale Ball Knob Beer Tap Handle Emblem Today.

My bar bottle dump keeps on giving! Yet another eyeball find. It's a 1930's or early 1940's Narragansett Pale emblem. This emblem was originally glued to a ball knob tap handle. Haven't found the knob yet, but it's got to be there somewhere!

The emblem is metal and the front appears to be porcelain. Very grungy out of the ground, but it cleaned up fairly well with mineral oil.

Here's a few pics:

narragansett emblem.JPG narragansett emblem back.JPG narragansett emblem clean.JPG
 

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Forgot to post this picture of the Ballantine Ale ball knob I found last week to show you how this emblem would have looked attached to the knob.

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Cool! Next you need to find the porcelain advertising sign.
 

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Thanks, guys! Yup, I keep hoping for a sign, but no luck yet. Even a small sign would be awesome. Seems like they tossed a lot of good stuff. I've found a lot of shot glasses, mugs and even a few silver coins.

I'll keep an eye out. You never know...
 

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Very cool home state find- congrats!

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