Everyone knows that the samovar – a device for making hot water. Самовар means sam or self and var or boil. “Self – boiler “- hence the word came. Russian samovar is the unique device which does not exist in any other country. There are similar devices in China that also have a pipe and ash pit but the construction is different. The appearance of samovar in Russia coincides with introduction of a tea as an herb in the XVII century from Asia and was used as the medicine among the nobility.
Tea was imported to Moscow, and later to Odessa, Poltava, Kharkov, Rostov and Astrakhan. The tea trade was a large and profitable business. In the XIX century, tea became a Russian national drink. Tea was a competitor to a сбитен sbiten – a drink of an ancient Rus. Sbiten was a hot drink served with honey and herbs. Sbiten-holder or sbitennik resembled a kettle with a pipe placed inside with a coal. Back then, a trade of a sbiten was a profitable business.
In the XVIII century in the Urals and Tula samovar-kitchens appeared that constituted Bratina, divided into three parts: two aprts for cooking food, in the third for making tea. Sbitennik and samovar-kitchen were samovar predecessors.
It is not known who the inventor of the first samovar was. We only know that in 1701 Demitrov, Tula born iron-welder went to Urals and took with him skilled copper workers. Perhaps that the process of samovar making was already known in Tula?
The first documented in Tula samovar is dated 1778. The first known samovar manufacturing factory located in Zarechie on the Shtikoviay street. This facility belonged to brothers Ivan and Nazar Lisitsyn. The founder of this factory was their father, a gunsmith Fedor Lisitsyn, who in his spare time at an arms factory, built his own studio and practiced in it all kinds of work with copper. By 1803 they were 4 Tula tradesman, and seven arms makers, two coachman, 13 peasants. A total of 26 people. This was the factory, and its capital was 3000 rubles, income – up to 1500 rubles. That was a lot of money for that time. This factory was transferred to the son Nazar Nikita Lisitsyn in 1823. Lisitsyn’s samovars were famous for a variety of shapes and finishes: barrels, vases with embossed and engraved, samovars ovate, with cranes in the form of a dolphin, with loop handles. How much joy they brought to people! Todfay these unique historic pieces are shown in the museums of Bukhara, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kaluga and Tula.
Profitability of samovar making was grown. “Moms and Pops” shops quickly became manufacturers, small size workshops grew into large factories. In 1785, A.M. Morozov established samovar manufacturing; in 1787 – F.M.Popov; in 1796 – Mikhail Medvedev. By 1808 in Tula there were 8 samovar factories. In 1812 the factory was called Basil Lomov, in 1813 – Andrew Kurasheva, in 1815 – Yegor Chernikov, in 1820 – Stepan Kiselev. Basil Lomov together with his brother Ivan produced samovars high quality, on 1000 – 1200 units per year, and received high acclaim. Samovars were sold on the weight and cost: Brass – 64 rubles per pound, red copper – 90 rubles per pound. In a full year, in 1826, factory merchants Lomov produced 2372 samovars; Nikita Lisitsyn – 320 pieces, the brothers Chernikov – 600 pieces; Kurasheva – 200 pieces; philistine Malikov – 105 pieces; gunsmiths Minaev – 128 pieces and Chiginskogo – 318 pieces.
In 1829 Malikov’s samovar won a silver medal at the first public exhibition of manufactured products in the Russian St. Petersburg. In 1840, for high quality samovars Lomov, among the first, had the right to wear the Russian state emblem as the highest reward. In 1850 alone there were 28 Tula samovar factories, which produced about 120 thousand units per year samovars and many other copper products. The factory of Y.V. Lyalina made more than 10,000 pieces of samovars in a year. Factories I.V. Lomov, Rudakov, brothers Batashev – seven thousand pieces each.
What is the cause of the rapid development of fishing samovar? Firstly, existence of a natural source of Iron ore deposits; secondly – favorable geographical location and proximity to Moscow; thirdly – not many area in Russia had so many masters of metal as Tula.
Vast areas of the peasant population of the province continued enrollment into samovar making manufacturing. In Russia, by XIX century, Tula held the first place in this industry. In 1890, in Tula province alone operated 77 factories with the number of workers 1362. 74 factories were in Tula. Each factory employed from three to 127 people. In the Tula district – four factories with the number of workers from 4 to 40.
The largest number of factories in Tula was 50 and all of them in Zarechye – the native place of gunsmiths. Already at that time about the samovar evolved proverbs:
“Самовар кипит – уходить не велит” – “The samovar is boiling – does not let go”,
“Где есть чай, там под елью рай” – “Where ther is tea, there under spruce paradise”;
also songs and poems.
Newspaper Tula province news “for 1872 (№ 70) on the samovar wrote this:” Samovar – A friend of the family hearth, medicine for a chilled traveler … ” Tula samovar penetrated all corners of Russia, became decoration fairs. Each year from May 25 to June 10 from Tula to the Oka River (up to Oaka samovars carried on horseback) samovars crossed over to the Nizhniy Novgorod fair. The river path had a number of advantages: it was cheaper and kept samovars in their original shape.
In the XIX century samovar was known individually in St. Petersburg, Moscow, in Vladimir, Yaroslavl, Vyatka province. First place at the fairs was held by samovars of Batashev, Lalin, Belousova, Gudkov, Rudakov, Uvarov, Lomov. Large manufacturers, for example Lomov, Somov, had their shops in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Tula and other cities. When transporting to fairs, samovars were placed in boxes, which housed dozens of products of various sizes and styles, and sold by weight. Dozen samovars weighed over 4 pounds and cost 90 rubles. The heavier was a samovar by weight the more money it was sold for.
A lot of creative imagination invested in the master individual parts which had acquired fabulous shape. Such, for example, of nickel silver samovar, Samovar with handles in the shape of a dragon, with vines and others. Despite the differences in each design and decoration, the mechanism of all samovars was the same.
Each samovar consists of the following components: walls, the pitcher circle, neck, pan, handles, repeyka, stems crane branch bottom, bars, dushnichka, podshishek, wooden pridelok, hot plates and plugs. It was not easy to master the craft of a samovar maker. That’s what old-timer recalls, samovar – make of village Maslovo – N.G. Abrosimov: “I started to work as samovar-maker as student at the age 11 years old. Three and a half years he studied the trade. For the wall (shell) cut a certain amount of brass, and then it rolled into a cylinder, and this form were directed in 12 receptions. Brass on one side notched teeth, and then a hammer was attached to the connecting seam, then carried to the forge. Then the master (navodilschik) repeating operations closing up the seam with a hammer and file and each time I fixed the annealing in the forge. We ran into different smithy from master to master and watched how each mater was making his own samovar. A lot of sweat shed and sleepless nights, held before to order factory wall is made. Even after samovar was made and was a time to present to the middleman sometimes defect was found. When defect was found labor was spent for nothing. It was a hard work but I loved it. It was a miracle to make a samovar out of a plain sheet of brass“.
Up to recently, Nicholas G. kept a set of tools that are now sent to the museum.
The amount for the purchase of a set of tools subjected to wide fluctuations depending on the chosen master specialization in a production. For example, a set of working-navodilschika cost 60 rubles. The set includes several Kobylin Stoynov, files, scissors, forms for razgranki style, the bay horse and hammers.
The main materials for samovars were: copper green (brass), red (an alloy of copper -50 – 63% and zinc -37-50%), red brass (an alloy of copper and zinc -85-90% -10-15%). Sometimes samovar silver, gold, and even made of silver and nickel silver (an alloy of copper -50 – 60%, zinc and nickel -19-39% -13-18%). Samovar made of tompac was manufactured 10 times more than the red (which is made of copper alloy and zinc -50-63% -37-50%). Being expensive, beautiful, luxurious, they headed for nobility homes. In 1850 Tombac samovar cost 25-30 rubles each, depending on the finish. But the most of samovars were made from green copper.
Navodilschik – was bending copper sheet, soldering it, and fabricating the appropriate form. In a week, he was providing 6-8 pieces blanks (depending on the form) and received an average of 60 cents per share.
Tinker – was placing tin in the inside of the samovar. He did 60-100 pieces a day and got to 3 cent per share.
Tokar – was sharpening on the machine and polished samovar (the worker, who turned the machine (vertelschik) received the 3 BR / week). Turner could have carved 8-12 pieces a day and received 18-25 cents per share.
Fitter – was making pens, cranes, etc. (pens – samovars to 3-6 a day) and for each pair received 20 cents.
Collector – was assembling all the individual parts of the samovar, soldered taps, etc. In the week made up of two dozen samovars and received with a 23-25 cents.
Cleaner – was cleaning the samovar (up to 10 pieces a day), received 10.7 cents per share.
Turner – was manufacturing wooden cones to the lid and handle (in the day – up to 400-600 units) and received 10 cents per hundred.
It was a very lengthy process of manufacturing a samovar, before it appeared in a form in which we are accustomed to seeing. Parts were assembled and finished at the factories. Production of parts was done privately at the houses of workers. It is known that entire villages have produced one some part. Delivery of finished products was accomplished in a week, sometimes two weeks. Then the produce was well packaged and was delivered by horses.
Samovars and their parts were manufactured not only in Thule, but also in the surrounding villages within a radius of about 40 km from the city. Thus, the population of the village Lower Prisada, Khrushchev, Banin, Aspen mountain, Badgers, Maslov, Mikhalkov Tula district and village Very well, Torchkovo, Skorovarovo and Glinische Alexinsky county from generation to generation has focused on the samovar fishery. Fabricating the walls of the samovar, the master received raw materials from the manufacturer by weight, the weight is kept at the samovar. The work was conducted in the residential cottages all year round except in summer time, when it came to field work.
Самовар угольный (жаровой, дровяной) 4 литра “Яйцо” с гранями, произведен в конце XIX века почетными гражданами Братьями Воронцовыми в Тулъ, арт. 291209
Samovar coal (flame, wood) 4 liters of “Egg” on the edges, made in the late XIX century, honorable citizens Brothers Vorontsov Tul, art. 291209Listen
Самовар угольный 4 л желтый “ваза” с гранями антикварный, произведен в конце ХIХ века фабрикой Н.А. Воронцова въ Тулъ, арт.250744
Samovar Coal 4 l yellow “vase” with the faces of antique, made in the late nineteenth century factory NA Vorontsov in Tula, art.250744Listen
Making of a samovar was a craft involving families or only a single master. Each samovar maker was manufacturing a samovar of his style. Circles, burners, trays, caps and neck most commonly produced cast – did craftsman-founders of the residues of copper and bullet cartridges. Overall, this production employed 4-5 thousand craftsmen and a number of copper foundries. The highest rise of samovar manufacture in Tula accounts for 1880. In connection with the development of capitalism samovar factories arose in the form of capitalist manufacture with free labor.
Distinguished large samovar factory, “samovar kings” – Lomov, Batashev, Teile, Vanykiny, Vorontsov, Shemariny. Samovars made in these factories were particularly popular.
At the end of XIX century in Thule there were more than 10 factories namesakes Batashev. The earliest of these is based I.G. Batashev In 1825, while the largest factory V.S. Batashev – appeared in 1840. In 1898, the charter is approved, the Association of steam samovar factories heirs Yegorov Batashev in Thule.
The new factory was built in the late XIX century in Thule in Gryazevskoy Street (now Leyteyzena street, house number 12). It was the first steam samovar factory in Russia. At the beginning of XX century factory heirs V.S. Batashev produced 54 different style samovar. Samovars factory of Batashev were especially prized. Glorified “Batashevskie” samovars, best quality and finish, quickly sold out, bringing more revenue to the manufacturer. Neither Russian exhibition in Russia and abroad was going without Tula samovar, without the production of factory of Batashev.
Самовар угольный(жаровой, дровяной) 0,5 литра угольный “яйцо”, произведен в конце XIX века фабрикой А. Баташева в Тулъ, арт. 051514
Samovar coal (flame, wood) 0,5 liter coal “egg”, produced at the end of the XIX century the factory in the Tul A. Batashev, art. 051514
Those wishing to participate in the exhibitions were required to submit several samples of all varieties of its products. The manufacturers, who will take part in exhibitions, must receive their awards at the event to provide their samovars chop. Exhibitions were different: the fair, which were held annually from July 15 to August 25, provincial, county, private and industry: artistic, industrial, artistic, industrial, agricultural and specialized, which are usually arranged in different cities each year. All-Russia Exhibition (they were about 10 years in big cities such as Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhnij Novgorod, Russia) and the world. Manufacturers received awards for the best presentation products at exhibitions .
Awards satisfy the pride and vanity manufacturer, and samples of medals branded a samovar for the promotion of products. The most common rewards were from agricultural exhibitions, as are almost all products submitted for review, received awards, but awards at national and international exhibitions were given less frequently. To participate in these shows require a lot of conditions and above all, the highest quality of items and the degree of artistic fulfillment. At the All-Russian exhibitions and provided to ensure that the material of construction for the subject, was Russian and the workers, too, were of Russian origin, the technical construction of a factory and the beauty of the building.
Top awards at All-Russian exhibition is considered the state emblem, adopted by the Ministry of Finance for the best factory-made products. At the All-Russia exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod in 1896 for the production of samovars Batashev heirs received the highest award. Print emblem and other awards can be seen in commercials and samovars heirs V.S. Batashev and other industrialists.
Commemorative medals obtained by N. Batashev for participation in various exhibitions:
On the artistic and industrial exhibitions in samovars heirs V.S. Batashev received three awards: “Grand Prix” in 1903-1904 in St. Petersburg at the International Art and Industrial Exhibition in 1904 at an international exhibition in Paris in 1911 in Turin and three honorable mentions, and more than 20 other awards.
The funds of the Tula samovar museum have a large collection of various styles samovar factory V.S. Batashev and his heirs. Among them, copper samovar, 1870 – Florentine vase, oval-Tombac hourse, a unique collection of souvenir samovar, which were manufactured in the present royal family in 1909. Samovar made with great skill in the form of Greek vases, rococo mirror, Byzantine glasses and a smooth ball. Samovars those with capacity of 200 grams, acting, made a gift to children of Tsar Nicholas II: four daughters and a son.
Самовар угольный(жаровой, дровяной) 1 литр желтый цилиндр, произведен в 1904 году самоварной фабрикой преемников Н.Баташева въ Тулъ, 1-й Сортъ, арт. 245877
Samovar coal (flame, wood) 1 liter yellow cylinder, made in 1904 samovar factories successors N. Batashev in Tula, 1 st Sort, art. 245877
Over the centuries samovars were changing their styles. By the end XIX century number of styles reached 165. With such a diverse nature of production fully mechanized process was impossible. Therefore, almost the same tools were used as in the past: kobylin in the form of iron bars with a thickening at the ends of forging the wall of the samovar, weighing up to two pounds each; stall or vertical kobylin forging samovars smooth, rounded to the samovar, the bay horse for razgranki samovar; soldering irons for soldering pitcher with the body of samovar; metal-cutting shears, anvil, hammer kits, stamps for stamping samovar; iron molds for forming samovar.
Equipment and manpower samovar factory brothers Batashev for 1883 can be judged on the extent of their enterprise: hammers, -500, -20 furnaces, bellows -20; Kobylyn -300, -250 vise; filed away at -400, the steam engine – one; scissors -100, -50 ticks; lathes -42, -40 incisors; masters -125, -100 apprentices, students -30, -45 laborers. During the year the factory was made 6000 pieces samovar in the amount of 42,000 rubles.
In the second half of the XIX century, Tula samovar production was ranking the first in Russia. In 1890 in the province operated 77 factories with 1,362 workers. On each of them work from 3 to 127 people.
For better advertising big manufacturers produce price lists, catalogs, posters. This is what we read in one of the posters N.I. Batashev: “Of all the existing firms Batashev firm Heir N.G. Batashev – N.I. Batashev is the first and oldest in Russia, and has existed since 1825 thanks to the quality produced by the factory samovar, our company has long enjoyed the best reputation, and thus ensured that samovars with the stigma of “Batashev” were required not only in Russia but also abroad. Seeing the success of our company samovar, the Thule appeared both large and small artisans, who take advantage of the similarity of names with our company began to forge and imitate our hallmarks, and thus confuses the buyer. Not being able to fight this evil and wanting to protect our company from potential imitators and competitor-forgers, we have Ministry of Trade and industrial premises upon this etiquette mark with the designation thereof, in “1825.” Only our company has existed since 1825, and none of the competitors can not imitate, and to forge a brand. For high quality products the company founder was royally rewarded in 1850, the national emblem and the in 1855 the title “The manufacturer of the court of His Imperial Majesty.” precepts of the founder, the company will continue to work unremittingly to ensure that it samovars still superior to the quality products of all competitors. So pay attention to the brand with an image thereof, on “1825” stigmatized samovars only our oldest in Russia samovar factory”.
At the end of XIX century the major Batashev‘s competitors were J.F. Kapyrzin and his heirs, brothers Shemariny, Vorontsov and others.
Samovar factories I. Kapyrzina was founded in 1860. By the beginning of XX century on the steam samovar factory heirs J.F. Kapyrzina produce about 100 styles samovars capacity from 2 to 80 liters. Among them samovars alcohol, shopping, travel collapsible, equipment connected – such as “cuisine”.
From 1887 the factory of brothers Shemarinyh was active. In 1899, with a view to greater enrichment brothers Shemariny entered into an agreement to establish a trading house. They sold the samovar in different cities of Russia and were the suppliers of His Majesty the Shah of Persia. Shemariny brothers were members of the World exhibition in Paris in 1889, the samovar awarded large silver medal in 1901 in Glasgow were awarded the honorary diploma. By the beginning of XX century the factory is the largest city in terms of production and the number of workers, it ranked as second after the factory heirs V.S. Batashev. At the factory in 1913 worked 740 people. Every day, the factoty was producing up to 200 samovars.
Along with the large factories there were many small ones. Thus, the factory Basil Gudkov, founded in 1878 and worked seven people. The factory Timothy Puchkova in 1879, employs 14 people had been evolving factory 100 samovar in the amount of 6500 silver rubles a year. Up 5 to 6 conventional samovars were manually assembled daily .
Raw material was purchased by large size manufacturers in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, later in Kolchuginsky; by small businessmen- in Tula.
In order quickly to sell their products, manufacturers often resort to various tricks to decorate their products. Thus, the exponential, obtaining a certificate of merit, which was a two-headed eagle, put on their products a huge amount of state emblem. Receive general impression that the exhibitor is an award – the national emblem; the more “winning” – the greater the glory of the manufacturer.
Hallmarks set the samovar, were registered by the Ministry of Trade. The manufacturer, voluntarily brought the stamp of the samovar, subjected to a fine or imprisonment for a term of four to eight months. Penalized and the manufacturer, store goods sold or samovar with arbitrarily set by the stigma. But in the pursuit of profit entrepreneurs have continued to commit forgery. Incur criminal cases, which resulted in the samovar with counterfeit stamps were destroyed, and the owners were fined.
Evolvement – from manual to mechanical:
Technical improvements were happening along the development of samovar production : manual labor is gradually being replaced by mechanical engines, and in the 80-ies of the XIX century, in large samovar factories used oil and steam engines, a transition to the production of stamping lids, caps. Some manufacturers used the services of cartridge factory, which had powerful press. By 1908 a quarter of the Tula factory was equipped with mechanical motors. The emergence of machines has increased the quality and accelerated the process of work, but working conditions have changed little, and in some shops the air became more polluted, the smell of poisonous chemicals used in cleaning products, added gases from internal combustion engines.
Standardization of a samovar
The desire to reduce the cost of production has led to standardization of samovar shapes. A proliferation of so-called samovars glass, tin. Ease of production, but at the same modesty and grace differed samovars intended for the mass consumer. With 80 years of XIX century samovar became covered with nickel. Such samovars, shining like a mirror, caught the fancy of buyers and diverged into different territory with the Nizhny Novgorod Fair.
Meanwhile, the mid XIX century tea from a samovar became a national tradition in Russia. Samovar, despite the very high cost, penetrated into the working and peasant family and became an indispensable attribute of every Russian home. Samovar used not only at home; it was taken on the road and to the entertainment. Road samovars were unusual in form, convenient in transportation (removable legs screwed screws, pens adjacent to the wall). In form they are multi-faceted, cubic, and sometimes cylindrical. In Tula in the second half of the XIX century, such samovar factory produced Pelagei Gudkov and heirs of Ivan Kapyrzina.
In the second half of XIX – early XX century, many samovar details, such as cranes, dushnichki, cones, can be purchased at stores, shops as ready for marketing. At the cranes and other details of the samovar we find numbers first, second, third, etc., denoting their size. And now, these numbers can be found at the samovar that period.
In the late XIX – early XX century, there are new types of samovar – kerosene, samovar “Parichko” and brass samovar factory Chernikov with the device side of the pipe. In the latest such device increased the movement of air and contributed to more rapid boiling water.
Samovars run on kerosene was founded in 1870 by Prussian mill citizen Rheingold Teile, and made them only in Tula. This samovar found a great demand where there was cheap kerosene, especially in the Caucasus. Kerosene samovars sold abroad.
Самовар банка- керосиновый 4 литра, Фабрика Б.Г. Тейле с сыновьями, арт. 279574
Samovar bank 4 liters of kerosene, Factory BG Teile with his sons, Art. 279574
In 1908 a steam mill brothers Shahdat and K ° produced a samovar with removable jug – samovar of Parichko. It was invented by the engineer AY Parichko, who sold his patent to Shahdatu and K °. These samovars were fire-resistant in the case if water evaporated completely as in usual samovars. Through the device of the upper ash and ability to control cravings water in them for a long time remained hot. And cleaning them was a convenient task They worked on coal, alcohol and other fuels. Newspaper Tula fame “for 1908 called the samovar “Parichko” as an outstanding invention, as a good gift for the holiday. The samovar, which is stored in the museum, has the stamp: “Samovar Parichko” – the only thing in the world production of steam samovar factories Association brothers Shahdat and K °”.
Samovars made by the hands of the Tula masters – these are real works of art, and we can assign them to objects of applied art. The census of 1912-1913 in the number of samovar factories in Tula was 50, with annual output of 660000 samovar.
The Revolution of 1917 brought its own changes. During this period samovar industry almost ceased to exist. In 1918, the samovar manufacturing was following nationalization of enterprises. So, the factory heirs V.S. Batashev was transferred to the Tulpatronzavoda. In 1919, Thule formed state association samovar factories with a production center in a former factory Batashev.
One of the major companies, based on the basis of samovar factory Shemarinyh has become the factory of Lenin, samovars which were considered the best in Tula. It continued manufacturing samovars from 1922 to 1931. The factory employed 700 workers, were introduced machines, coke furnaces, which gave savings of charcoal by 50%. Hand work gradually mechanized. In January 1925, this factory produces around 3000 samovars.
Interesting samovar of this factory was the one with a capacity of 50 liters with a coat of arms of the RSFSR and the inscription: “RSFSR TGSNH Tultorg, 1-Tula samovar factory of Lenin, 1923”. However, most of the samovar was produced in artels. Thus, in the village of Skorovarovo Alexinsky area artel was called “Speed”; in the village of Fedorivka Leninsky district – Samovar maker; “in the lower Prisada -” Charter “, in the village of Khrushchev -” Tula samovar. ” In Tula: “Progress”, “Our Future”, “Red Ploughman. Samovars Cooperative “Our Future” in 1923 at the All-Russian Agricultural Exhibition were awarded the Diploma of the first degree for the production of excellent, good quality build and the best style. A samovar, issued this co-operative, we could read the stamp: “samovar factories first co-operative Cooperative, awarded a diploma of I degree”. Samovar production in Tula after the revolution was risen up to the period of the NEP.
During the World War II, all the factories of the city has been redeveloped for military production. During the war, nearly all of them were destroyed in defending the city against the advancing German troops, commanded by Guderian, who failed to capture the Tula.
After World War II the Tula samovar production entered a new stage in the development . In Tula, in 50-th all enterprises unified into one plant “Shtamp” and entire manufacturing moved to a city.
Самовар угольный 8 л желтый конус граненый, произведен в 1930 году Тульским Промышленно-Торговым Трестом “Тулпромторг”, арт.230832 Самовар полностью восстановлен на заводе “Штамп” г. Тула
Samovar Coal 8 l yellow cone cut, made in 1930 by Tula Industrial and Commercial Trust Tulpromtorg, art.230832 Samovar fully restored at the “Shtamp” TulaListen
By that time technology stepped far ahead. Work on the improvement of samovar production continues. Earlier pens samovars riveting, this is now done by welding, crane and also welded to the hull. All parts are made samovar from high quality materials: brass, iron, steel and plastic. Completed in brass, in order to give corrosion protection and decorative appearance, samovars subjected to nickel plating on the external and solderability on the inner surface. The warranty period of the samovar – 10 years. Special attention is paid to exhibition samovar.
Samovar “Дружба Народов” “Friendship of Nations” is made in the shape of a vase. Its handles are made in the form of grape leaves on the wall – convex coats of arms of the Union republics.
In the samovar “Избушка” “House” (yes, the one on chicken legs) just cast to cast, brackets, and ammunition.
Samovar “Миру Мир” “Peace to the society ”: it’s body is “earth” with varied parallels and meridians. What keeps our earth? On human labor. At the base of the body – Workmen in aprons, with hammers in their hands. The planet is hugged with yellow ears. On the top of everything – children. They are tightly holding hands. Excellent work!
Samovar “Лесная Быль” “Forest Tale” depicted a hunter and the bear.
Samovar “600 years Kulikovo battle” depicts armies of the Russian soldiers.
Samovar “world to the world” is decorated with ears of wheat with oak leaves.
Tula samovar repeatedly awarded medals at domestic and international exhibitions, and this testifies to the great popularity and in our country and abroad. In 1973 th and 1978 in the Tula regional museum organized the past with great success the exhibition Tula samovar. In 1979, the samovar from the museum collections visited the National Exhibition in London in 1983 – in Paris and Rome in the exhibition “Russian tea”, in 56 countries around the world are known Tula samovar.
Machine-Building Plant “Shtamp” the name B.L Vannikova – the leading enterprise of the country’s manufacturing samovar. 28 types of electric, wood–burning samovar manufacture the “Shtamp”, capacity 1.5, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9 liters, as well as snack – 45 liters. Plant developed several new types of samovars. In 1964 produced a samovar-souvenir “Yasnaj Polyana” with a capacity of 125 grams, a height of 13 centimeters. This style is the reduced copy of the origin Tolsyoy’s samovar by 56 times. The origin Tolstoy’s samovar is located in the museum-estate of the great writer.
Сувенирный старинный угольный самовар оригинальной формы. На самоваре гравировка “Ясная поляна”. Самовар изготовлен из латуни, ручная роспись. Высота самовара 10 см. C 1960-х годов «Штамп» выпускает серию таких сувениров на 125 граммов воды. Сувенир представляет собой уменьшенную копию самовара, хранящегося в музее-усадьбе «Ясная Поляна», который принадлежал некогда семье Л. Н. Толстого. Объем оригинала 7 литров.
Gift ancient coal samovar of unusual shape. At the samovar engraving Yasnaya Polyana. Samovar is made of brass, hand-painted. Height 10 cm samovar C 1960’s “Shtamp” produces a series of such products to 125 grams of water. Souvenir is a smaller copy of the samovar, which is stored in the museum-estate “Yasnaj Polyana”, which once belonged to the family of LN Tolstoy. The volume of the original 7 liters.
In 1977, mastered a new kind of samovar – combined. It is a combination of heat and electric samovar, a capacity of 5 liters. It can boil water and using electricity, and charcoal, kindling. Fine a samovar in the apartment and a dacha in the countryside. Since 1990 the plant mastered the art painting. Currently, machine-building plant “Shatmp” was renamed to the Federal state factory “Shatmp”. Collection samovar, which previously was located at the plant, now has its own building, located in the heart of the city, near the walls of the Tula Kremlin.
Museum “Tula Samovar” has a large collection of Tula samovar, which is constantly updated. Years go by but samovar does not age. The tradition of tea drinking continues to live.
Translated by Larisa Vilensky 2010 all rights reserved
Original source http://samovar.holm.ru/istr01_r.htm
Images of samovars are taken from this source: http://www.samovary.ru/good/711