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.
TOUCHSTONES
Noun
touchstones
plural of touchstone
Proper noun
Touchstones
plural of Touchstone
Source: Wiktionary
TOUCHSTONE
Touch"stone`, n.
1. (Min.)
Definition: Lydian stone; basanite; -- so called because used to test the purity of gold and silver by the streak which is left upon the stone when it is rubbed by the metal. See Basanite.
2. Fig.:
Definition: Any test or criterion by which the qualities of a thing are tried. Hooker. The foregoing doctrine affords us also a touchstone for the trial of spirits. South. Irish touchstone (Min.), basalt, the stone which composes the Giant's Causeway.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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