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Title: Help me ID an old wooden item
Post by: Okanagan on March 08, 2026, 07:38:38 PM
What is it?  It has a small peg inserted into a larger one.

(https://i.imgur.com/6oP23yb.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/7zNTX2G.jpg)
Title: Re: Help me ID an old wooden item
Post by: nastygunz on March 08, 2026, 09:04:48 PM
Beer/liquor tap.
Title: Re: Help me ID an old wooden item
Post by: nastygunz on March 08, 2026, 09:05:12 PM
Barrel/keg.
Title: Re: Help me ID an old wooden item
Post by: FinsnFur on March 08, 2026, 09:39:50 PM
Clyde if you have Chrome browser you can upload your image to the image search feature and get a lot of info on it.
If nastygunz can do it, you can too. :laf:  It's kind of fun, aint it nasty? :eyebrownod: imagesearch.jpg

Here's what image search shows us on your pic.
QuoteThis item is a vintage wooden barrel tap or spigot, likely used for dispensing beverages like whiskey or beer from a cask.
It features a manual handle on top to control liquid flow.
These items were often produced by companies like Redlich & Co. around the turn of the 20th century.
Similar items are frequently collected as primitive breweriana or rustic bar decor.
The example shown is approximately 8 to 10 inches in length.

Title: Re: Help me ID an old wooden item
Post by: Okanagan on March 08, 2026, 10:02:51 PM
Wow!  Thank you! You guys are quick.  I had a hunch it had something to do with a plug for a barrel but had not found it online.  Now I see more holes through and how they line up to make a turn on and turn off spigot.

FYI I found it in an old drawer when helping my sister to clean out some old junk.



Title: Re: Help me ID an old wooden item
Post by: Hawks Feather on March 09, 2026, 08:18:01 AM
FYI I found it in an old drawer when helping my sister to clean out some old junk.

Keep looking you might be able to find the liquor barrel. 😳
Title: Re: Help me ID an old wooden item
Post by: nastygunz on March 09, 2026, 11:25:12 AM
Actually I didn't do a search on it this is what tipped me off-

(https://iili.io/qA2nHEx.md.jpg) (https://freeimage.host/i/qA2nHEx)
Title: Re: Help me ID an old wooden item
Post by: FinsnFur on March 09, 2026, 07:08:52 PM
Quote from: nastygunz on March 09, 2026, 11:25:12 AMActually I didn't do a search on it this is what tipped me off-

Thats for the Maple syrup to flow through :wink:
Title: Re: Help me ID an old wooden item
Post by: nastygunz on March 09, 2026, 09:26:08 PM
Syrups flowing good now. Just got a jug of Vermont Gold from my buddy stan the mountain man.
Title: Re: Help me ID an old wooden item
Post by: Okanagan on March 10, 2026, 10:41:24 AM
Quote from: nastygunz on March 09, 2026, 09:26:08 PMSyrups flowing good now. Just got a jug of Vermont Gold from my buddy stan the mountain man.

Does fresh maple syrup taste better?  For some reason this morning it appeals to me to be right there where they boil it down, and put it on some Coyote brand pancakes cooked on the spot!  Pitw will know the pancake mix I mean.

Title: Re: Help me ID an old wooden item
Post by: nastygunz on March 10, 2026, 12:38:07 PM
Best pipin hot right out of the boiler!. it actually tastes pretty good while it's still raw before it gets boiled down.
Title: Re: Help me ID an old wooden item
Post by: nastygunz on March 10, 2026, 12:38:45 PM
60 degrees here today. :yoyo:
Title: Re: Help me ID an old wooden item
Post by: Okanagan on March 10, 2026, 01:24:59 PM
Quote from: nastygunz on March 10, 2026, 12:38:45 PM60 degrees here today. :yoyo:

I'm envious!  It stays cold here, with a heavy frost this morning.  My old bod is cold all the time, can't warm up.  Yet our fruit trees are all in full bloom, daffodils been blooming for days. 

And to Nasty, I would love to taste hot fresh maple sap!


Title: Re: Help me ID an old wooden item
Post by: nastygunz on March 10, 2026, 06:35:02 PM
I've been going to the Sugar house since I was a little kid. A lot of memories there. All the young people do most of the work now we just sit around and yell orders at them and stan the mountain man is in charge of quality production and control lol.
Title: Re: Help me ID an old wooden item
Post by: pitw on March 29, 2026, 11:49:20 AM
Quote from: Okanagan on March 10, 2026, 10:41:24 AMPitw will know the pancake mix I mean.



I surely do.  Been in my tickle trunk forever.  Makes pancakes and fish batter better.
Title: Re: Help me ID an old wooden item
Post by: nastygunz on March 29, 2026, 01:18:01 PM
17° last night. The walleye run hasn't started in the Connecticut river either.