EARLY 1800s SPIGOT

coinman123

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EARLY 1800's SPIGOT

This Sunday this pewter spigot was found at a colonial location.

This spigot is known as a "Fenn Faucet" and was invented by a man named Gaius Fenn in 1823. I found a News Paper ad from 1825 advertising it.
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Here is a photos of some "Fenn Faucets":
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The other spigot in the photo, which is a colonial brass spigot, was not found on Sunday, but earlier in the year.
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Thanks for Looking, Coinman123
 

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Great find and now I want an ice cold beer!
 

Wow, killer finds. I found my first, nearly identical to yours, about a year ago. For some reason just wasn't sure it was from the period until I did a Google search "colonial barrel tap" and boom, there it was. Just one of those relics you really get a kick out of. Congrats
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Looks in pretty good shape. Congrats!
Boy the stories it could tell!
 

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