I was going to scrap these sterling sugar & creamer by Fisher
Silversmiths, since the eBay fees, polishing time, listing time, and
hassle was not otherwise worth it to me.
Although these are marked "Sterling," they are also marked "Weighted."
You might be wondering, "What does
weighted
mean? Are these solid silver?" "How much silver is actually in these?" "How do you take
them apart?" Great questions! With just a pair of pliers, you can peel
off the bottom first, then peel up the sides to remove the weight. Be
careful - the silver foil can be sharp!
What's inside? These two weights are from another scrapping project.
They are plaster and resin. You can see the metal post in the resin
weight, which helped support the upper part of the candlestick it came
from. Sometimes they'll be marked "Reinforced" too.
The sugar and creamer measures 3" tall and 2" across the base. They came apart pretty easily. With their weights removed, they weighed 2.9-ozt (troy ounces) together, which today is about $45 in scrap silver.
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