Afternoon, chums! I can't comment on the thesaurus details of this, but these jars (and I have a good acquaintaintance with stone cider and beer jars - as we called them in Somerset, which sometimes led to confusion) had a cork in the bunghole, into which was set a wooden or metal tap, with a horizontal flat upper to turn it. The cork usually failed after a while, but it dripped for a bit before there was a catastrophic failure and a flooded shed / larder floor! This site has a photograph of one with the tap still at (this a slightly different design of tap to Somerset ones, but you get the picture, so to speak): http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/stone-cider-jar-pearsons-chesterfi eld-246511642 Vince Vince Russett County Archaeologist Development Management Group North Somerset Council Our Historic Environment Record is now on-line: Go to the North Somerset web site (http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk) then use the tabs Environment / Conservation / Archaeology/ Historic Environment Record. Enjoy! Landline: 01934 426456 Mobile: 07919 265645 Please note my work hours are usually 8am to 4pm ________________________________ From: Issues related to Historic Environment Records [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Botfield Sarah Sent: 08 June 2012 14:21 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Tap Jar Hello all Can anyone help? Do you know which Thesaurus term would fit this object (see picture). The article refers to them as 'tap-jars'. I had thought of 'demi-john' but that doesn't really fit and that doesn't appear in the thesaurus either. Could I call it a 'BUNGHOLE JAR'? Thank you Best wishes Sarah Sarah Botfield BA (Hons), MPhil Heritage Access Officer (HER) Planning Services Peterborough City Council Stuart House (East Wing) St John's Street Peterborough PE1 5DD Email: [log in to unmask] Telephone: 01733 453450 (Wednesday and Friday 8.00-4.00, Thursday 8.00-12.00) To find out more about Peterborough City Council, please go to: www.peterborough.gov.uk Please consider the environment before printing this email. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Conditions apply to the confidentiality, copyright, legal liability and use of this email. For full information relating to the transmission and use of this email please visit www.peterborough.gov.uk/emaildisclaimer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Keeping in touch Visit www.n-somerset.gov.uk for information about our services Council Connect: for all streets, open spaces and environmental protection enquiries visit www.n-somerset.gov.uk/connect Care Connect: for all adult social services enquiries visit www.n-somerset.gov.uk/careconnect Out of hours emergencies: 01934 622 669 Privacy and confidentiality notice: The information contained in this email transmission is intended by North Somerset Council for the use of the named individual or entity to which it is directed and may contain information that is privileged or otherwise confidential. If you have received this email transmission in error, please delete it from your system without copying or forwarding it, and notify the sender of the error by reply email. Any views expressed within this message or any other associated files are the views and expressions of the individual and not North Somerset Council. North Somerset Council takes all reasonable precautions to ensure that no viruses are transmitted with any electronic communications sent, however the council can accept no responsibility for any loss or damage resulting directly or indirectly from the use of this email or any contents or attachments.