31 Gallon Keg

[benbradford]

Can anyone tell me if they have seen one of these before, and whether or not is worth more than just a 31 gallon vessel of similar size made of aluminum?

I have searched everywhere on the internet, and cannot find a thing...

 

[benbradford]

btw, it is a 31 gallon aluminum coors keg from 1955

 

[vonZwicky]

I had looked for such a beast a while back, just 'cause I wanted to see one. Then I started to doubt they ever existed, and were merely legend because I couldn't find one on the whole wide Internet.

Don't know how much it's worth. But that's a rare thing you've got.

 

[benbradford]

I can't find a thing either.... Rare is the word i guess, let's see if it is worth anything though.

They say the value of these kinds of things are determined by what someone is willing to pay.

 

[benbradford]

I just came across another one years later

 

[wilserbrewer]

I wouldn't want to mess with the guy that moved those kegs around....a measly 1/2b is pretty damn heavy, I guess being aluminum it was lighter hahaha

Maybe they rolled them, aka roll out the barrel?

 

[benbradford]

I was just looking at the design. The ribs on the side look like rails to roll it on. And it kind of makes me think people were a little tougher back then

 

[jhoneycutt]

That design is sometimes called a firkin. There is at least one craft brewery here in Birmingham al that uses them for special occasions.

 

[benbradford]

Firkins are usually metric kegs for serving live or real ale. This is similar to something called a hoffstevens keg. Although that has a different method for attaching keg coupler and faucet. These are truly unique and even here in Denver where everything beer is amplified, this is only the second I have seen.

 

[benbradford]

I suppose they may be somewhat prevalent in New England

 

[Stealthcruiser]

Those "ribs" on the side you speak of, were to guide it down some "rails" in the brewery, from station to station.