Are Five pound honey tins OK?

[Patrick Scannell]

An old timer near me is looking to sell several "new" unopened boxes of 5 pound honey cans that have been in a loft perhaps 40 years.

Does anyone know if it is still OK, or legal, or a good idea to sell honey in those old tins. I'm concerned that they may have some sort of solder in the can assembly that does not meet todays standards.

[honeyman46408]

Probably worth more as collectors items!!!!

[kc in wv]

Do the tins have wide tops or small tops. What I was thinking if they are wide tops they could be used for gift boxes. Maybe a few small bottles of different honey's, a few candle's, well you get the idea.

Here is the type I was thinking of
http://cgi.ebay.com/Crocketts-Honey-Tin-Phoenix-Arizona-w-Cactus-Mountains_W0QQitemZ180155308574QQihZ008QQcategoryZ 801QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Patrick Scannell]

The gift box is a great idea kc. From what I saw (not much) the cans looked like small paint cans with a wide mouth. Thanks.

That ebay item is amazing. $26. I'm going to go check out the cans full of nuts and bolts in my garage.