WWII schrapnell

Hay Niobium,

This one seems a little small for that.



What do you think?

Thanks,

Tabdog

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		Quote:			Posted by Niobium
	Maby wine keg?

I have a theory. I am usually wrong, but that sometimes
leads to the right answer.

I think I have seen one like this before.

This may have been part of some kind of old liquid dispencing
machine.

The spigot may have been intended to slip into copper tubing
for soldering.

Was there a time, or special purpose when they did not use
swedging tools and have all tha fittings for copper tubung?

It would have been different in the early days of copper tubing.

Oh well, there has gotta be someone out there who knows
just what this is.

Thanks for your input,

Tabdog

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TabDog, just yesterday I went to a Victorian era house that was having an auction and what did I see? A central source water filled radiator system was installed throughout the house and each one had a spigot on the side near the top. When I was a youngster, about a thousand years ago, we used to have that kind of central heating system where hot water circulated around the house and each heater had a bleed valve to let the air out which cured radiator pipe knocking. You'd hang a small pail from the end and leave it on when the water was circulating.

None of the ones I saw yesterday or the ones in memory were as fancy as the one you have but that might be what it really is.

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