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On 6/7/2015 11:54 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> In article >, koko
> > wrote:
>
>> It's old and a mess. Lots of green and crud but I'm cleaning it up for
>> decoration. I was just curious as to what it might have been used for.
>> koko

>
> The solder looks fresh. Solder usually has significant lead content.
> It'll be a neat decoration. I wouldn't cook with it unless I had the
> solder tested.
>
> leo
>



The solder is the least of the worries. You should not cook in copper
unless it has been tinned. Acid in food will cause the copper to be
ingested.