Ok I need help with this one. Is it brass?

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  1. Kasperscuriosities

    Kasperscuriosities Two hundred years too late.

    Is this brass. I think it is brass. It looks like it has been repaired on the spout and does it even go together like this. The owner said it did but really? Is this another one of those Turkish Coffee Pots? ;-) LOL!
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    Kasperscuriosities, Mar 20, 2016
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  2. Kasperscuriosities

    Kasperscuriosities Two hundred years too late.

    Okay never mind so maybe it is a Russian coffee urn/teapot. When in doubt it seems to always be coffee. LOL!
     
    Kasperscuriosities, Mar 20, 2016
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  3. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    samovar ?
     
    komokwa, Mar 20, 2016
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  4. Kasperscuriosities

    Kasperscuriosities Two hundred years too late.

    That's what I have found so yeah I think so.
     
    Kasperscuriosities, Mar 20, 2016
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  5. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    It looks like brass.

    And yes it is a Samovar.
    There should be a tube down the inside center. That is where the hot coals went to heat the water. The teapot does indeed sit on top.
     
    clutteredcloset49, Mar 21, 2016
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  6. Kasperscuriosities

    Kasperscuriosities Two hundred years too late.

    That's so weird with the spout on the larger portion and a bowl to catch the water, I guess...:confused: Why wouldn't you just pour it out. I am going to have to look up how this is used because I can't really picture it. :)
     
    Kasperscuriosities, Mar 21, 2016
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  7. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    clutteredcloset49, Mar 21, 2016
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  8. fenton

    fenton Well-Known Member

    If you have a magnet, touch the piece. If it sticks, it's not brass. Non-ferrous metals will not take a magnet. Gold-Silver-brass-copper etc.
     
    fenton, Mar 21, 2016
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  9. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Aquitaine, Mar 21, 2016
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  10. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    How big is it? I have two and they're both two feet tall.
     
    Bev aka thelmasstuff, Mar 21, 2016
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  11. Kasperscuriosities

    Kasperscuriosities Two hundred years too late.

    It's pretty big probably about 2 feet tall. That sounds about right.
     
    Kasperscuriosities, Mar 21, 2016
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  12. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    Brass samovar. Yes indeed.

    The cistern holds the hot water with a pipe or rod down the middle which is filled with charcoal to heat it. The teapot at the top holds concentrated tea. The tea concentrate is poured into glasses or cups, and then it's diluted with water from the cistern. Or something like that. I don't remember exactly.
     
    Shangas, Mar 25, 2016
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  13. Wanttoknow

    Wanttoknow Well-Known Member

    Many videos on youtube how to use it with wood or with fir cones. The tea from Самовар is unbelievable yummy! Here is some over 100 years old song about Samovar and parts from Russian comedies. You don't need to understand it. It is just fun. / From Russia with Love :)
     
    Wanttoknow, Apr 4, 2016
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