Unidentified screw

[stefanr]

A friend of mine was given this when clearing a house along with a 1947 clothing book and a Wilson's medicated 99 snuff box.

It's obviously a screw for something and must be important to have it's own case, just no idea what for or even if it's war time. Did think Maritime but only a guess.

Any ideas?

[zwerge]

Looks like a tap to screw into a beer barrel.

[bsiwula1]

That's an odd ball curiosity to be sure Stefan. The head looks like a old valve or tap? The elaborate case make me think it's possibly a salesman sample of some sort? What is the approximate size? Best regards.

Brian

[satchiel]

I think you're pretty much spot on A very similar looking stainless steel spigot tap for wine/whiskey barrels sold on eBay recently:





Be really interesting to know if the brass unit pictured top of post separates into 2 pieces like the eBay version above??

[stefanr]

Well that certainly looks like it, shame the fleabay link doesn't show the item.
Just waiting for my friend to come back to me with a size and see if it's hollow etc.

Thanks for your endeavours, much appreciated.