Colonial Spigot?

[Colonial Zoyboy]

Hey, folks, I dug this spigot in the area where my 1791 Spanish one real, King George II coppa, and Colonial buttons were found. Could it be a period find?

Kyle

 

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[baspinall]

Good question. Nit sure they were turning threads like that then. I would say post colonial...... Gas valve?

B

 

[doublet2a]

I would say post colonial...... Gas valve?

I agree


Tim

 

[Tony in SC]

It's a drain cock (valve) for water. Used on steam engines and later on hit&miss engines. That style was used up to about 1930. Tony

 

[jimbob450]

I agree.I found a broken one a few years ago in
eastern washington. Jimbob

 

[Colonial Zoyboy]

Thanks, guys! You're all a wealth of information.

After I pulled it out of the ground, I thought that the threads would give it a newer date.

Kyle

 

[BuckleBoy]

This one is Colonial.

 

[Colonial Zoyboy]

This one is Colonial.

Buck, you're a riot, buddy.

Is that a piece of a spigot?

Kyle

 

[BuckleBoy]

This one is Colonial.

Buck, you're a riot, buddy.

Is that a piece of spigot?

Kyle

Kyle, it is most Certainly a piece of a Colonial Barrel Tap.

-Buck

 

[stefen]

Valve looked like it had a plastic or bakelite handle...that would limit it to at least 1940's or later I would think...Colonials were very inventive people

 

[Colonial Zoyboy]

You guys are all super knowledgeable. As payment for your generosity, I would love to take you to this Colonial to early American site, but that would be against The Three Datectateers' club rules.

We will actually be hitting this area on Saturday and Sunday. Soooo, maybe another 1930's valve will pop out of the ground, along with a few Colonial coppas and Spanish wilvers?

Kyle

 

[stefen]

The question is if you find a second valve would you call it a bivalve

 

[Colonial Zoyboy]

The question is if you find a second valve would you call it a bivalve

I would call it a 1930's gas valve.

Kyle

 

[mojjax]

Here's one that's an air vent on top of an old wood/copper water cooler .

 

[jimbob450]

By gosh, call the boys, IT,S COPPA. Jimbob

 

[BuckleBoy]

Nice ID mojjax.

 

[bradyboy]

awesome ID and pic - congrats
Brady

 

[mojjax]

Here's one in an 1895 Montgomery Ward catalogue :

 

[BuckleBoy]

Looks like you found a Cock, Kyle.