| The basic traditional Russian Samovar is a large | | | | the draft of cooler air. A tea pot can be sat upon |
| metal container used for heating and boiling water. | | | | the top of the hot water container to keep the |
| This metal boiling brewer is known to have been | | | | concentrated tea warm, or a honey and spice |
| historically used throughout Russia and other | | | | Russian drink, ready for consumption. The heavy |
| various Slavic Nations while mention of Iran, | | | | tea concentration would be diluted with as each |
| Turkey and Kashmir using the Samovar is also | | | | cup of tea while preparing drink for family or |
| there. The Samovar has been said to have | | | | guests sitting around the Samovar. |
| originally been invented in Central Asia, but Russia | | | | The original Russian honey and spice drink was |
| strongly disputes this claim. Samovar is said to be | | | | heated by a similar device before the Samovar, |
| of Russian origin with the proof of origination by | | | | called a Sbitennik. Fedor Lisitsyn of Tula Russia |
| the Russian "Samovar" named being stamped | | | | was a gunsmith maker and in free time on their |
| upon on the samovars of 18th century Iran. | | | | hands, they would create beautiful Samovars. It |
| The traditional Samovars were originally heated | | | | was in the late 18th Century that they invented |
| with coal or dried pine cones, but later on became | | | | their personal Samovar burner that used charcoal. |
| electrical and were commonly used for boil water. | | | | Although the very first Samovar was made for |
| There are many sizes, shapes and designs | | | | their work shop, it was an item better working |
| created on the large metal body while the | | | | than the Sbitennik, thus making Samovar an item |
| beautiful Russian silver with enamel inlay samovars | | | | that eventually came into demand by others in |
| is exquisite. They evolved from the plain Samovar | | | | town. Lisitsyn and his sons started to produce |
| versions to the much more intricate details and | | | | Samovars with success and put the town of Tula |
| styles. In some of the very first designs the | | | | on the map by the 1830's as the top |
| Samovar has a faucet close to the lower area | | | | manufacturing spot for Samovars. By the 19th |
| along with a pipe made of metal that vertically | | | | century Samovar manufacturing was spread |
| runs through middle of the metal container. | | | | throughout Russia and beyond, into many other |
| The water is heated by the fuel filled metal pipe. | | | | countries. |
| There is a top smoke stack cover to keep out | | | | |