Antique, 12 Warner Cast Iron Maple Sugaring Spiles/taps & 2 Bucket Hooks

US $1800

Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
Mar 5th

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ANTIQUE, 12 WARNER CAST IRON MAPLE SUGARING SPILES/TAPS/SPIGOTS & TWO BUKCET HANGING HOOKS, CIRCA: 1900: My photo should be able to speak for itself, as the the appearance, and overall physical condition of these antique maple sugaring cast iron devices and the bucket hanging hooks that go with them. Call these cast iron items whatever you want, spiles, taps, or spigots, they are all one and the same, serving the same practical purpose in maple sugaring farming! Each of these 12 items is 74 mm or just under 2 15/16 inches in length. One side of each of these taps displays their maker's name, WARNER , while thier reverse side displays the legend: PAT-D . One hundred years ago, the maple sugaring farmers would drill a small hole in the trunk of a maple sugar tree, drive one of these cast iron taps into the hole, then hang a wooden bucket on the tap's hook, to catch the maple tree's sweet sap, as the fluid flowed off the end of the spigot. It takes about 40 gallons of sap from a sugar maple tree, to make one gallon of the sweet elixir commonly known as maple syrup. WARNER type spiles are no longer being used by large maple sugaring farmers, but these antique cast iron collectibles could surely serve a person very well, who only wanted to tap a dozen maple sugar trees, and make a gallon or two of maple syrup for themselves. I have noticed on the ETSY site, a seller is offering six WARNER spiles for $30.00!!! Mystarting price for 12 such WARNER spiles and two bucket hanging hooks, should be considered somthing of a bargain!?!? Shipped via Standard Post, the 12 taps and bucket hooks would cost over $9.00, but taking advantage of the USPS's costs on their PRIORITY MAIL SMALL FLAT RATE BOX service, the shipping costs on these antique cast iron taps becomes more realistic and cost effective. These taps may be over one hundred years old, but they are still in EXCELLENT physical condition!! Cleaned up a bit, these 12 taps could be put to use immediately, but for display in a collection, I would leave their use and age acquired patina alone!! SEMPER FI!

“My photo and description should give everyone a very good idea, as to the appearance, and overall physical condition of the 12 WARNER cast iron spiles/taps and the two bucket hangers.............”

Brand	WARNER
MPN	NA
Model	Maple tree sugaring taps
Country/Region of Manufacture	United States