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About Vintage Beer Tap Knobs

Now standard equipment along with back bar statues and coasters, tap knobs originally served a very specific function. When Prohibition ended in 1933, regulations required taps to be clearly marked with a beer brand. Thus the tap knob industry was born.

The most collectible knobs, called ball knobs because of their small, round shape, were the main type of knob used from the 1930's to the mid 1950's. They were usually simple, made of metal or resin, and displayed the logo of whatever beer was on tap.

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Miller High Life~on Tap~rare Original Neon Beer Sign! Miller High Life~on Tap~rare Original Neon Beer Sign!$199.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid
3 Perlick Air Cooled Tower Beer Tap Faucet Dispensors 3 Perlick Air Cooled Tower Beer Tap Faucet Dispensors$99.99 Ends Tuesday 13 bids
Vintage Dawson's Pale Ale Beer Tap Knob New Bedford Ma Vintage Dawson's Pale Ale Beer Tap Knob New Bedford Ma$66.00 Ends Thursday 8 bids
Vintage Bud Man Budman Budweiser Beer Tap Bar Handle Vintage Bud Man Budman Budweiser Beer Tap Bar Handle $63.99 Ends in 14 hours 21 bids
Beer Keg With Tap Beer Keg With Tap$56.00 Ends in 8 hours 2 bids
Sunshine Beer Rare Wood Ball Tap Knob Reading Pa 1940s Sunshine Beer Rare Wood Ball Tap Knob Reading Pa 1940s$51.00 Ends Wednesday 2 bids
Budweiser Gambling Slot Machine Very Rare Tap Handle Budweiser Gambling Slot Machine Very Rare Tap Handle$49.99 Ends Saturday 1 bid
Rare Vintage Sunshine Beer Chrome Ball Tap Handle !! Rare Vintage Sunshine Beer Chrome Ball Tap Handle !!$43.00 Ends in 14 hours 7 bids
Great Miller Lite Pittsburgh Steelers Beer Tap Handle Great Miller Lite Pittsburgh Steelers Beer Tap Handle $40.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid
Dallas Cowboys Football Beer Tap Handle Bar Kegerator Dallas Cowboys Football Beer Tap Handle Bar Kegerator$39.99 Ends in 15 hours 1 bid
Superman Beer Tap Handle For Kegerator Superman Beer Tap Handle For Kegerator$39.99 Ends in 4 hours 1 bid
Sexy Pirate Girl Beer Tap Handle Skull Keg Nude Bar Art Sexy Pirate Girl Beer Tap Handle Skull Keg Nude Bar Art$39.95 Ends Monday 1 bid
Pirate Skull Beer Tap Handle Keg Skull Jack Sparrow Bar Pirate Skull Beer Tap Handle Keg Skull Jack Sparrow Bar$39.95 Ends Monday 1 bid
Miami Dolphin~sexy-fan Beer-tap-handle Keg Bar Nude Nfl Miami Dolphin~sexy-fan Beer-tap-handle Keg Bar Nude Nfl$39.95 Ends Monday 1 bid
Rare Schmidt Beer St. Paul Minn. Porc/chrome Ball Knob Rare Schmidt Beer St. Paul Minn. Porc/chrome Ball Knob$36.55 Ends in 12 hours 5 bids
Yuengling Tap Handle & 6 Beer Pint Glasses *- New -* Yuengling Tap Handle & 6 Beer Pint Glasses *- New -*$36.00 Ends in 39 mins 2 bids
Vintage Buckeye Beer Tap Handle Antique Toledo Ohio Vintage Buckeye Beer Tap Handle Antique Toledo Ohio$36.00 Ends in 11 hours 9 bids
Lot Of 10 Different Beer Tap Handles Miller Michelob ++ Lot Of 10 Different Beer Tap Handles Miller Michelob ++$36.00 Ends in 13 hours 17 bids
Large Lot Beer Tap Handles, Shoes, Patches,party Pump. Large Lot Beer Tap Handles, Shoes, Patches,party Pump.$35.16 Ends in 9 hours 10 bids
Budweiser Bud Big Collection Rare Tap Handle Lot Nr! Budweiser Bud Big Collection Rare Tap Handle Lot Nr!$34.56 Ends in 13 hours 5 bids
Big Collection Tap Handle Lot Nr! Miller Lite Bud Light Big Collection Tap Handle Lot Nr! Miller Lite Bud Light$31.03 Ends in 13 hours 3 bids
Vintage Beer Tap Haberle Congress Beer Syracuse Ny Vintage Beer Tap Haberle Congress Beer Syracuse Ny$31.00 Ends in 12 hours 3 bids
Budweiser Clydesdale (king) Figural Tap Handle (rare) Budweiser Clydesdale (king) Figural Tap Handle (rare)$30.00 Ends in 11 hours 1 bid
Shiner Bock Beer Tap Handle Rams Head Shiner Bock Beer Tap Handle Rams Head$30.00 Ends Monday 6 bids
26 Anheuser Busch Beer Tap Handles (full Collection) 26 Anheuser Busch Beer Tap Handles (full Collection)$30.00 Ends Tuesday 3 bids
Budweiser Nfl "football" Tap Handle -- Check It Out !!! Budweiser Nfl "football" Tap Handle -- Check It Out !!!$29.95 Ends in 15 hours 1 bid
Vintage Shiner Beer & Texas Tap Cigatette Lighter Vintage Shiner Beer & Texas Tap Cigatette Lighter$27.00 Ends in 14 hours 3 bids
Beer Tap Handles, Knobs Keg, Tower Large Lot Ale Beer Tap Handles, Knobs Keg, Tower Large Lot Ale$26.00 Ends Tuesday 4 bids
23 Assorted Beer Tap Handles, 15 Brewery Banners Ex/n 23 Assorted Beer Tap Handles, 15 Brewery Banners Ex/n$26.00 Ends Sunday 2 bids
Pittsburgh Steelers~victory Beer Tap Handle~keg Bar~nfl Pittsburgh Steelers~victory Beer Tap Handle~keg Bar~nfl$24.99 Ends Monday 1 bid
New Bud Light Budweiser Tap Handle Beer For Bar Mib New Bud Light Budweiser Tap Handle Beer For Bar Mib$24.99 Ends Wednesday 2 bids
Rare Red Hook Late Harvest Autumn Wood Tap Handle Nib Rare Red Hook Late Harvest Autumn Wood Tap Handle Nib$24.99 Ends Saturday 1 bid
Rock Bock Figural Tap Handle Rock Bock Figural Tap Handle$23.30 Ends in 3 hours 12 bids
Budweiser Football Player Tap Handle/heritage Budweiser Football Player Tap Handle/heritage$22.50 Ends in 14 hours 3 bids
New Rolling Rock Guitar Beer Tap Handle Dispensar Nr New Rolling Rock Guitar Beer Tap Handle Dispensar Nr$22.50 Ends in 14 hours 8 bids
Leinenkugel's Leinie's Hefeweizen Beer Canoe Tap Knob Leinenkugel's Leinie's Hefeweizen Beer Canoe Tap Knob$22.50 Ends Thursday 4 bids
Lucky Lager Beer Keg..tap Handle Knob San Francisco, Ca Lucky Lager Beer Keg..tap Handle Knob San Francisco, Ca$22.22 Ends Saturday 2 bids
Schlitz Beer Tap Handle Schlitz Beer Tap Handle $20.51 Ends in 14 hours 9 bids
Vintage Schlitz Tap Handle - 1956 Vintage Schlitz Tap Handle - 1956$20.51 Ends in 14 hours 3 bids
Alaskan Amber Beer Tap Handle New!!! Alaskan Amber Beer Tap Handle New!!!$20.51 Ends in 11 hours 5 bids
27 Tap Handles / Knobs. 27 Tap Handles / Knobs.$20.50 Ends in 6 hours 5 bids
Miller Lite/harley Davidson 100th Annv. Beer Tap Handle Miller Lite/harley Davidson 100th Annv. Beer Tap Handle$20.49 Ends Thursday 2 bids
Jose Cuervo Bar Tap/handles Jose Cuervo Bar Tap/handles$20.00 Ends in 7 hours 1 bid
Lake Placid Pub & Brewery Ubu Ale Tap Marker Lake Placid Pub & Brewery Ubu Ale Tap Marker$20.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Bud Light Surfboard Beer Tap Handle Mint In Box L@@k Bud Light Surfboard Beer Tap Handle Mint In Box L@@k$19.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Red Molson Canadian Hockey Beer Tap Handle Red Molson Canadian Hockey Beer Tap Handle$19.95 Ends in 11 hours 1 bid
1960's Coors Beer On Tap Mt Scene Lighted Motion Sign ! 1960's Coors Beer On Tap Mt Scene Lighted Motion Sign !$19.75 Ends in 11 hours 1 bid
Budweiser Beer Tap Handle Lot Of 8 Used And 1 New Budweiser Beer Tap Handle Lot Of 8 Used And 1 New$17.17 Ends in 13 hours 3 bids
Heineken Pub Beer Tap Handle Brand New !!! Heineken Pub Beer Tap Handle Brand New !!!$16.95 Ends Monday 1 bid
Vintage Schaefer Braunlager Beer Tap Handle 1970's Vintage Schaefer Braunlager Beer Tap Handle 1970's$16.80 Ends in 4 hours 4 bids
Lot 8 Used Beer Tap Handles Keg Adams Becks Bass Pabst Lot 8 Used Beer Tap Handles Keg Adams Becks Bass Pabst$16.59 Ends in 13 hours 6 bids
Yuengling Lager Tap Handle Yuengling Lager Tap Handle$16.50 Ends in 6 hours 2 bids
4 Beer Tap Handles Budweiser, Bud Light Labatt Plus +++ 4 Beer Tap Handles Budweiser, Bud Light Labatt Plus +++$16.49 Ends Monday 2 bids
5 Different Beer Tap Handles, Lone Star, Stoney's 5 Different Beer Tap Handles, Lone Star, Stoney's $16.06 Ends Monday 3 bids
Beer Tap Handle ( Killian's Irish Red ) Beer Tap Handle ( Killian's Irish Red )$15.53 Ends in 14 hours 3 bids
Kona Longboard Tap Handle Nib Kona Longboard Tap Handle Nib$15.51 Ends in 11 hours 3 bids
Fitger's Beer Tap Knob Duluth Mn Fitger's Beer Tap Knob Duluth Mn$15.51 Ends Tuesday 5 bids
Budweiser Dale Earnhardt Jr. #8 Figural Tap Handle Budweiser Dale Earnhardt Jr. #8 Figural Tap Handle$15.50 Ends in 3 hours 5 bids
Ten Tap Handles-rat Rod Ten Tap Handles-rat Rod$15.50 Ends in 8 hours 2 bids
New Glarus Spotted Cow Tap Handle Bar Tapper Handle New Glarus Spotted Cow Tap Handle Bar Tapper Handle$15.50 Ends Monday 4 bids