Vintage solder?

[tom coffey]

I just picked up several rolls of solder at a local thrift store. This old one included. Reckon how old it is?

 

[RTM]

Well, Kester is still in business, for the good and the bad. The bad, if not, you’d know a latest date. The good, you could contact them.

Nothing in ITCL

There is a company “wiki history” site, but I can’t find it now to see if Kester is there.

All other references just repeat what little is on Kester’s page.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

I bet that's good acid core solder

 

[The Cobbler]

60's or 70's at the latest is my guess.
it's valuable .

 

[humber2]

A much bigger roll is shown in this 1949 ad.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Oohhh I'd like to.find one of those

 

[RTM]

A much bigger roll is shown in this 1949 ad.

Goodness I’d hate to solder like that. I **** holding irons like a pencil to solder, that grip would be a disaster now.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

I love that stuff for plumbing

 

[dutchgray]

Goodness I’d hate to solder like that. I **** holding irons like a pencil to solder, that grip would be a disaster now.

Could have been much worse, that was pretty early in the electric Iron era, before then you had a pair of solid copper irons and a liquid fueled blow torch to heat them in turn.

 

[no704]

That probably has lead in it. It’s VERY poisonous! You should send it to me for proper disposal.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

You beat me to that one!