Copper coffee / tea kettle

Hey everyone, picked up this copper pot today and would like to know a little more about it. The design of the pot is little different than others ive come across. Usually the pod inside sits inside the boiling water but this one sits high inside the lid. There is a water reservoir seperating the pod. Meant for steaming? it almost looks like a still? Would like to know your thoughts. Thanks

 

A search for 'vintage copper percolator' is turning up some that are similar, although not an exact match right off.

 

It makes me think dallah, but not exactly.

 

thanks for the tip bronwen

 

looks like a pre farberware....farberware....

 

I have one - and if memory serves we had a discussion about it on this forum. Or was it so long ago that it ws on the eBay board? let me see what I can find.

 

Well, the conversation WAS on the old eBay board, and while I have it copied into my personal forum I am having trouble accessing said forum at the moment..............it is a password problem, which is worrisome as I have my password "remembered" and I was in there just a few days ago.................

 

Now I remember! Only took 24 hours, eh? It is often referred to as a Count Rumford pot - he invented the apparatus for the first percolators (as well as some heating stoves, etc.).

My memory is as slow as my blood circulation............almost as fast as sluggish............