civil war spiget

[treasurehunter00]

Hello Pappy , here is a brass spiget we found at a site we have found several civil war items, in fact we found a cs belt buckle a yr or so ago , a tenn style one , but anyway this spiget has a good patina but the pic just don't show it and was wondering if u knew anything about it, all of our books just show a price list and no pic's , thanks for any help.........jack

[PAPPY]

NICE FIND..Many barrels as well as the smaller wooden casks contained whiskey/water. Frequently these liquid containers were equipped with spigots. There were two types during the CW period. One type was made of pewter and was usually 5 1/2" long and 3" tall and were usually from NEW YORK. Type two was made from brass and was usually 4 1/2" long and 3 inches to the top of the handle. This type usually was from Kentucky.... ( LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT A KENTUCKY SPIGOT)...HOPE THIS HELPED A LITTLE....PAPPY :D :D :D

[Gregory]

Nice find there Jack. I wonder if it would still work if cleaned up?

[creekrat]

put it in some automatic transmission fluid over nite make it work like a charm

[WVaTom]

and see if it still works.