Keg spigot

[gigmaster]

I think this us a keg spigot. Anybody got any idea of when they were used or what they were used on?

 

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[CRUSADER]

Unless it was really small it was used for beer or cider & is late 18th C - early 19th C. If tiny its for spirits/sherry.
ie. barrel tap.

 

[pepperj]

Nice barrel tap, always a welcomed sight. Congrats

 

[Evolution]

Nice find. The only intact one i've ever found I gave to the homeowner of the property I was hunting. Congrats.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Cool piece of history!

 

[scruggs]

It’s a nice ole barrel tap. Will display well!

 

[Johncoho]

That is a cool find, my friend. Congrats.

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on the old keeper