Windermere kettles are rapid boilers and can heat enough water to make a pot of tea in only a few seconds. Their name is derived from the popularity of steam launches on Windermere , a lake in the English Lakes , during the Victorian and Edwardian periods.

A "Windermere kettle" made in contemporary style, fabricated from stainless steel with copper heat exchanger. Originally installed on a trailer that the owner used to take to rallies, fitted out with a boiler and several large stationary engines - the kettle gave him instant hot water when required.

A Windermere kettle is a form of steam -operated tea urn or samovar installed on some steam launches. They are a metal vessel containing a few pints of water. Inside the vessel is a steam heating coil. When hot or boiling water is required, a valve is opened and steam from the boat's propulsion boiler is passed through the coil, heating the water.

Nov 19, 2009 · Windermere Kettles are an invention devised to boil water in an elegant yet simple way for on steam launches on Windermere. It was made the way it was because it was a feature of the boat, SL Branksome's kettle will probably hold about 2gal for example!

Oct 27, 2011 · Brewing tea on the steam yacht 'Shamrock' is easy with the famous Windermere Kettle. Using boiler pressure it offers boiling water from cold in 20 seconds!

A nicely made Windermere kettle of modest size - suitable for larger miniature traction engines or small full size engines of all types. Invaluable wherever an express tea-making service is required!

Oct 29, 2018 · A "Windermere Kettle" - In The Workshop. This is a simple steam operated device for boiling water. This one was made by Ben Clapham ([email protected]). This is the first steam test of...

A Windermere kettle is a form of steam-operated tea urn or samovar installed on some steam launches. They are a metal vessel containing a few pints of water. Inside the vessel is a steam heating coil. When hot or boiling water is required, a valve is opened and steam from the boat's propulsion boiler is passed through the coil, heating the water.

Apr 13, 2016 · I saw at least one steam launch on the lake and this is evidently where the Windermere Kettle was invented. It is a sort of “instant” kettle which brings water to a boil by having steam circulate through copper coils connected to the boiler.

Oct 22, 2023 · A Windermere kettle is a form of steamoperated tea urn or samovar installed on some steam launches. They are a metal vessel containing a few pints of water. Inside the vessel is a steam heating coil.