Opening and smoking 60 year old pipe tobacco!!!!

[Cool Breeze]

So, I have this old tin of Half and Half that I picked up at a flea market a couple of years ago. I looked at it thinking it was an empty can for decoration purposes, but was shocked to find it sealed. I gave $5 for the darn thing. I did some research, posted it on a couple of pipe forums and learned that it was probably made sometime around the early to mid 1960s.
Metal can, key on the bottom for opening.
From all of the responses I got it seems that this can of tobacco was made in the 1960s or so.
I was concerned because the red color was faded making me think maybe it had been stored in direct sunlight for a long period of time.
Well yesterday was the day I opened it.
The hiss that came out of this can when the seal broke was insane. It sounded like you unhooked an air hose from a compressor it was so loud.
As you can see in the pics, the tobacco looked absolutely perfect. No rust inside the can at all. Perfect moisture content. Smelled absolutely devine.
The taste? Didn't taste like much at all. You got a little of the topping, but not much tobacco flavor. I'm not sure what the ideal time is to let tobacco age, but it's south of 60 years. lol
It wasn't bad at all, just not much flavor.
Anyway, it was very cool to get to open such an old tin and even cooler that it was in perfect condition and we were able to smoke it.


I, along with my nephew videoed the opening and first smoke from it. I'll link it here if anyone is interested.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUQoguux7Fg&t=374s

[SoCal gunner]

Awesome - thanks for sharing

[Old Smokey]

Very cool Paul.