Silver / Silverplate Antique Tea Ball Diffuser vintage Taxco silver 1 1/2" across at lip

1 1/2" across at lip

but the wonderful variety of old handmade ice fishing lures/decoys out there has me rather wanting to taking it up

but so crisp and elegant it almost transcends its "tramp"-ness

These boxes show their age

understandably

Silver / Silverplate Antique Tea Ball Diffuser vintage Taxco silver 1 1/2" across at lipI tend to drink coffee all day long, but a lovely antique tea ball like this one makes a very strong argument for switching to afternoon tea. So civilized and liberating in being able to mix one's own loose teas. I have found an exact match of this one described as sterling, but I can't find a mark anywhere so have to assume it is silver plate. I did a quick pass on it with silver polish and it shined up easily, and it should shine up some more. The