Does anyone know what this Kettle is used for?

Ava51 · Post by **Ava51** » Sat Mar 08, 2025 5:50 am

Don't do this if you ever want to sell it

JAKESWIFT63 · Post by **JAKESWIFT63** » Sun Mar 09, 2025 7:48 am

Don't do this if you ever want to sell it

DANNY · Post by **DANNY** » Sun Mar 09, 2025 1:02 pm

Wow thank you sooo everyone! This is so helpful

SOPHIA.SKY30 · Post by **SOPHIA.SKY30** » Sun Mar 09, 2025 6:26 pm

Yeah, this is a bit more like my understanding of what a proper samovar is. I have a device like the one pictured but it has a heating element underneath, but I'm afraid that still doesn't make it a samovar either.

Ethan-71 · Post by **Ethan-71** » Tue Mar 11, 2025 9:53 am

Antique water tippler

tom_ · Post by **tom_** » Tue Mar 11, 2025 8:14 pm

Nice piece auction it off.

mia-hero · Post by **mia-hero** » Wed Mar 12, 2025 1:30 pm

Yea kettle is my literal everything this morning! thank you, reddit!

MIA-11 · Post by **MIA-11** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 7:29 pm

Water server

Nora_59 · Post by **Nora_59** » Sat Mar 15, 2025 7:44 pm

Samovar

drew.luv · Post by **drew.luv** » Sun Mar 16, 2025 1:27 pm

Nice! Curator here. I happen to be ln the middle of researching the history of one in our museum collection that was presented as a prize at our county fair in 1889.