Davenports Tea Room in Northwich was praised for its secret recipe scones, extensive range of loose leaf tea, decor and bone china cups.

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There is a large dark-wood Victorian table here, around which Emin likes to serve afternoon tea in bone china cups and play dominoes with her friends on winter afternoons.

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The couple, who paint porcelain, bone china and enamel boxes, fear their trade will not survive beyond the next 20 years because the skills are not being passed down to future generations.

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But activists hope that China and India the nations everybody is watching may throw America a bone.

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