The samovar was a Russian invention of the mid-18th century that has become appreciated as an art object today. Many types—made from red, yellow, and green copper, silver, iron, and Tula steel—were available by the second half of the 19th century.

Who introduced samovar in Kashmir?

Samovar is believed to be of Russian, Persian or Turkish origin which reached Kashmir from Central Asia through Hazrat Shahi Hamdan (RA) who visited Kashmir some five centuries ago.

What is a antique samovar?

Each Samovar is hand made and no two are alike. ... At the height of Samovar production in the late 1800s and early 1900s, "factories" in Russia turned out only a few Samovars per day. Samovars are made of many different types of metals - including iron, copper, brass and bronze.