Displayed in History House.Wooden Tap. Two parts joined in centre.Front: H. Gage/Maker/Melbourne Back: 2

Displayed in History HouseWooden tap. Two parts joined in centre.Front: H. Gage/Maker/Melbourne Back: 2

Ancient Greek and Roman first used spigots in their bathhouses for obtaining water from aqueducts, routing it into pipes and buildings, and finally into their tubs or baths. The subject spigot or tap in Flagstaff collection was used in wine, beer, or spirits barrels to dispense the liquid contained within. A spigot definition is a device that controls the flow of liquid from a container. As mentioned earlier the Greeks and Romans created theirs for use in plumbing water later spigots were adapted to use in barrels or casks. An item still in use today in wine and beer barrels to dispense liquid and although spigots today are made from differing materials other than wood their function has not changed over the centuries.Wooden barrel spigotMarked "H Gage Maker Melbourne" on the side & 2B marked in black flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, barrel spigot, cask tap, h gage melbourne, coopering accessories

Bung wooden without tap. Maker is H Gage Melbourne. Size 2 inch flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Bung wooden without tap,stamped "H Gage Maker Melbourne" and "2".flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

This wooden tap consists of two parts - the main body, and the tap which is made of the same wood and is polished. The body and the tap have been decorated with circular marking.Chandler's Fitzroy encircling a kangaroo. No 1 Reverse : H. Gage Maker Melbournewine, spiggot, tap, cask, barrel