Antique Redlich’s Warranted Faucets, used, manufactured early 1900’s for Sale

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Antique Redlich’s Warranted Faucets, used, manufactured early 1900’s For Sale

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Antique Redlich’s Warranted Faucets, used, manufactured early 1900’s:
$18.95

Antique Redlich’s Warranted Faucets, used, manufactured early 1900’s.

Redlich\'s Warranted Faucets, this wood spigot/tap was for wine barrels, wooden kegs, and oak casks, made in Chicago in the early 1900’s.Hope you enjoy the history of this spigot/tap next!

As noted by the Wine History Project:

Generally, wooden spigots are made with natural wood and cork and the handle turns. They can leak or fail if not well-maintained. The cork insert should be inspected regularly to make sure it does not dry out or wear down during use. Wood taps, spouts, or spigots were used for wine barrels, wooden kegs, and oak casks.

In the United States, lesser-known names like Fitch, Long, Schofield, Anthony, Stelck, Davey, Polle, Gruber, Byrne, and Wesson are noted. But if looking for “antique” wood spigots on Etsy or , more often than not Redlich or Sommer is identified on a worn label on the object for sale.

Redlich Manufacturing Company made bottle corkers, spigots, and many other items for the liquor business. Usually, the paper label attached to the faucet stated: “Redlich’s Warranted Faucets Fully Saturated with India Rubber H. Redlich, Chicago.”

Redlich was established in 1858 in Chicago, Illinois. By 1887, the company was in business as liquor dealers. By 1902 they were in the bung and cork business and sold shavings and chips for use in clarifying. By 1905 they had reinvented themselves manufacturing bottlers’ supplies in their marketing information. They also made bottle corkers in Chicago as Redlich MFG Company.

According to Hendricks’ Commercial Register of the United States in 1909, Redlich Manufacturing Co. was located at 2 Oak Street in Chicago. The Register states that Redlich’s wooden faucets were commended for two reasons: one, the absence of corrosion and oxidation, and two, the complete saturation with India rubber, which filled thoroughly and permanently the pores of wood and cork.

William Frankfurth Hardware Company of West Water Street Frontage in Milwaukee, Wisconsin were “Jobbers and Importers of Hardware” beginning in 1861, incorporating in 1885. The information the company gathered into a general catalog was very helpful in assisting us to locate details on wooden faucets. According to Frankfurth’s General Catalog No. 5 from the year 1917 wooden faucets were sized by a numbering system. As an example, Redlich’s Faucets had a variety of sizes and we are including the cost per dozen. As mentioned, their wooden faucets were cork-lined and fully saturated with India Rubber.

Measures: 9 ½’ L x 4 ½” T x 1 ½” W

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