- Using your fine china with the entire family becomes a lot less frightening knowing you can use a service to replace a damaged piece.
- Register your china pattern(s) with a replacement service - every six months or so (depending on the service), they will send a list of available pieces via postal service or email.
- China specialists can search for a particular china replacement piece using the name of the manufacturer or pattern number.
- If you do not have any information on your pattern, a service can help you identify china patterns and provide manufacturing information and the date of production.
- Some services are more specialized in the identification of china patterns and can often identify a pattern from a photograph, photocopy, drawing, or even a description.
- Most china replacement services have websites, where you can browse the particular patterns and items they carry.