Portmeirion Pottery Chelsea porcelain factory's "botanical" designs of the 1750s. It was launched in 1972 and, with new designs added periodically, is still made today, the most successful ceramics series of botanical subjects. More recent designs have included Sophie Conran's "Crazy Daisy" and "Dawn Chorus". On 23 April 2009, Portmeirion Potteries Ltd purchased the Royal Worcester and Spode brands, after they had been placed into administration the previous November. Portmeirion Potteries has since changed its company name to Portmeirion Group to reflect this acquisition. The purchase did not include the manufacturing facilities of Royal Worcester or Spode. The manufacture of much of
The Code of the Woosters Spode has a shameful secret. Because of the club's strict rules, Jeeves cannot reveal anything more to Bertie than one name: "Eulalie". Confident that he can blackmail Spode by pretending to know all about his secret, Bertie rebukes Spode with sarcastic insults, orders him to leave Gussie alone, and is about to threaten to reveal the truth about "Eulalie", but, at the crucial moment, is unable to recall the name. Enraged by the insults, Spode attacks. A brief scuffle ensues; Bertie tries to flee, but suddenly remembers the name, and tells Spode he knows about Eulalie. Terrified, Spode backs down