According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
STAKTOMETER
Stak*tom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Gr. -meter.]
Definition: A drop measurer; a glass tube tapering to a small orifice at the point, and having a bulb in the middle, used for finding the number of drops in equal quantities of different liquids. See Pipette. Sir D. Brewster.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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