Old Beer Barrel Tap

[West Jersey Detecting]

Checked out a new site yesterday with Jersey Ben...an Old farm site. It was pretty void of signals, but I did manage a 1902 Indian Head and one of my nicer old barrel taps.

 

[prolab69]

i found something along the lines of that, very old spigget of somesorts, ill maybe post it in my next post,
cool find

 

[jerseyben]

Hey Neil, that field is on the 1930s maps just as it sits today so I guess it is fairly old after all...

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Hey Neil, that field is on the 1930s maps just as it sits today so I guess it is fairly old after all...

At first when I saw machined threads inside of the tap I was thinking late 1800's, but after a bit of research, it turns out that machined threads were used 100 years earlier, so based on the design I am gonna have to say early 19th century, possibly a bit older!

 

[{Sentinel}]

The work on that one is nice. Cool find buddy

 

[SouthJerseyJim]

Nice one Neil. Looks like a late 19th century gas valve. Found a few like that without the lever.

 

[tomharris76]

That's really cool and will display nicely!

 

[oldmaps]

great find I dont think I ever seen that much decoration on a tap before

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Nice one Neil. Looks like a late 19th century gas valve. Found a few like that without the lever.

I was considering that as well!

 

[bookfisher]

Man, that barrel tap is exceedingly cool! Great find!

 

[wyattrr]

Cool Tap...Where's the keg? Congrat's and HH

 

[TommNJ]

Very Nice Barrel Tap, Congrats!

TommNJ

 

[High Plains Digger]

I have no knowledge on this, but wouldn't that spigot be a little small for beer? It would take all day to fill a mug. Whiskey keg maybe, gas valve is very believeable. Educate me, if you would please.

 

[CRUSADER]

Nice one Neil. Looks like a late 19th century gas valve. Found a few like that without the lever.

I was considering that as well!

consider it more (maybe need a change of title)

Pretty piece

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Oh yeah Neil, that's a nice one. Good to see you're getting out

 

[cntrydncr1]

very cool Neil! congrats

 

[pro778]

Very cool find!

 

[civilman1]

That's an awesome looking tap Neil

 

[BuckleBoy]

That is most certainly not a barrel tap. It is a gas valve from a wall sconce or chandelier.

Best Wishes,

Buckles

 

[Don in SJ]

That is most certainly not a barrel tap. It is a gas valve from a wall sconce or chandelier.

Best Wishes,

Buckles

I was waiting for you to chime in, yup, not a beer tap or any barrel tap of any kind, gas valve it is..........

Don