Forwarded from the Administrator (it bounced, for some reason): Hi David. I have looked through my directory of pottery manufacturers just in case it was referring to a name, ie Spode or Minton etc. There is non listed. In the potteries (Stoke-on-Trent), we refer to best china, meaning the best manufactured we have in our possession. It was always the best china that would come out for tea if relatives or someone important came to visit. Otherwise, it was the day to day china that would be used. I wonder if the word peak would mean the best, the top of the range or the most valued could be the right word to use. They would certainly not leave someone the day to day china in a will, it would be the most expensive. Hope this helps. Richard. Stoke-on-Trent where the best china comes from!!!

I don't feel this is correct at all. In olden times they left EVERYTHING in their wills, the pot they cooked porridge in, the spoon they ate it with--even if it was a wooden spoon, practically the nightshirt they died in, was all spelled out in the will as to who got what. Things that today we'd take to the dump, they willed it all to someone. Ruth At 10:33 AM -0700 1/8/07, OEL Admin wrote: >I wonder if the word peak would mean the best, the top of the range or >the most valued could be the right word to use. They would certainly >not leave someone the day to day china in a will, it would be the most >expensive. > >Hope this helps. > >Richard. >Stoke-on-Trent where the best china comes from!!! -- Ruth Barton [email protected] Dummerston, VT