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Replacing the Irreplaceable by: ARA Content There's Hope for that Broken Tea Cup or Lost Fork (ARA) - 'They were the only ones that offered any encouragement,' says Margaret Winters. The Northridge, Calif. resident is talking about Replacements Ltd., a company that tracks down discontinued china, silver, glassware and collectibles. Winters lost the teapot from the tea set her husband bought her before they were married, as well as several pieces of her Noritake wedding china, in the 1994 Northridge earthquake, which registered 6.8 on the Richter scale. She had lost other pieces of wedding china in a 1971 earthquake as well, and had decided it was time to make her collection complete again. Unfortunately, Noritake no longer manufactured Winters' pattern. A friend suggested she contact Replacements Ltd. 'They found cups, saucers and a cake plate right away,' she says, adding she was very impressed by the way the china was packed and shipped, as well as the quality of the pieces she received. However, the company advised her that she might be in for a wait on the teapot. 'Every so often, I would call them and check to see if I was still on the list,' laughs Winters. 'They always told me they were still looking for me.' Indeed, Replacements has about '1
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