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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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An Interview With Antique Beer Stein Collector Frank Loevi

An Interview With Antique Beer Stein Collector Frank Loevi

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An Interview With Breweriana Collector George Barone

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Red Fox Chapter

Red Fox Chapter

The guys at the Connecticut Chapter of the Brewery Collectibles Club of America have created a full-on tribute to t…  [more]

Bottle Cap Index

Bottle Cap Index

Assembled by Gunther Rademacher with the help of several other contributors, this collection of over half a million…  [more]

Just For Openers

Just For Openers

This site features photos of beer advertising openers from the early 1900s, organized alphabetically by state. But …  [more]

British Beer Labels

British Beer Labels

This pre-1965 collection is organized alphabetically by brand and contains scans of seemingly thousands of beautif…  [more]

Plopsite.de

Plopsite.de

Norbert Lamping's collection of 600+ ceramic bottle stoppers, Hutter stoppers, swingtops, swivel stoppers, and ligh…  [more]

Beer Stein Library

Beer Stein Library

Though partially restricted to members-only, this site has a huge amount of free, publicly available and incredibly…  [more]

Bock Beer Labels

Bock Beer Labels

A quick tour of pre-Prohibition bock beer label designs with nice, high resolution scans. Do the whole slide show o…  [more]

Beuhbaba's Beer Collection

Beuhbaba's Beer Collection

This site features a fascinating variety of over 1000 beer bottle labels from around the world. Though focused main…  [more]


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Beer Keg With Tap Beer Keg With Tap$56.00 Ends in 8 hours 2 bids
Schlitz Beer Tap Handle Schlitz Beer Tap Handle $20.51 Ends in 14 hours 9 bids
27 Tap Handles / Knobs. 27 Tap Handles / Knobs.$20.50 Ends in 6 hours 5 bids
Ten Tap Handles-rat Rod Ten Tap Handles-rat Rod$15.50 Ends in 8 hours 2 bids