A social history of America in a warehouse
Replacements, in Greensboro, is an encyclopaedia of tableware
Replacements is a one-of-a-kind business. Walk into the 500,000 square-foot tableware emporium near Greensboro, North Carolina, and you will find a display of America’s 500 most popular dinner plates from the past two centuries. Some are decorated with a classic lace trim; others with garish peacocks and florals. This is just a small selection of their stock. Smashed one of the crystal goblets your mum gave you in the 1980s? They can sell you a replacement. Always coveted your great-grandmother’s teacups but a greedy aunt snatched them after she died? They can probably send you an exact set.
Explore more
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Replacement rate”
Harvard has more problems than Donald Trump
He is just making them harder to fix
One of the most controversial executive orders will shortly land at SCOTUS
What to listen for in oral arguments over birthright citizenship
The president has deleted a key tenet of American civil-rights law
The rise and fall of the “disparate impact” doctrine
American cities are criminalising homelessness. Will that help?
How a Supreme Court decision paved the way for more punitive policies
Pete Hegseth is purging both weapons and generals
The American army wants to get rid of obsolete kit. But there are risks
Where the Trump administration has science on its side
A government report evaluates gender therapy and medical care for children