"Dead" household items. Items of ancient household utensils Items of peasant life and the image on them

It was not easy to run a household in Russia. Without access to the modern benefits of mankind, the ancient masters invented everyday items that helped a person to cope with many things. Many of these inventions have been forgotten today because technology, appliances, and changing lifestyles have completely supplanted them. But despite this, in terms of the originality of engineering solutions, ancient objects are in no way inferior to modern ones.

Stuff chest

For many years, people kept their valuables, clothes, money and other small things in chests. There is a version that they were invented in the Stone Age. It is authentically known that they were used by the ancient Egyptians, Romans and Greeks. Thanks to the armies of the conquerors and nomadic tribes, chests spread throughout the Eurasian continent and gradually reached Russia.

The chests were decorated with paintings, fabrics, carvings or patterns. They could serve not only as a hiding place, but as a bed, bench or chair. A family that had several chests was considered prosperous.

Sadnik

One of the most important objects of the national economy in Russia was the gardener. It looked like a flat wide shovel on a long handle and was intended for sending bread or a pie to the oven. Russian craftsmen made an object from a solid piece of wood, mainly aspen, linden or alder. Having found a tree of the right size and suitable quality, it was split into two parts, carving one long board from each. After that, they were smoothly planed and the outline of the future gardener was drawn, trying to remove all kinds of knots and notches. Having cut out the desired object, it was carefully cleaned.

Rogach, poker, chapelnik (frying pan)

With the advent of the stove, these items have become indispensable in the household. Usually they were kept in the ward space and were always at hand with the hostess. Several types of tongs (large, medium and small), a teapot and two pokers were considered a standard set of oven equipment. In order not to get confused in objects, identification marks were cut out on their handles. Often such utensils were made to order from a village blacksmith, but there were craftsmen who could easily make a poker at home.

Sickle and millstone

At all times, bread was considered the main product of Russian cuisine. The flour for its preparation was extracted from the harvested grain crops, which were planted annually and manually harvested. A sickle helped them in this - a device that looks like an arc with a sharpened blade on a wooden handle.

As needed, the harvested crops were ground into flour by the peasants. This process was facilitated by hand millstones. For the first time, such a tool was discovered in the second half of the 1st century BC. A manual millstone looked like two circles, the sides of which fit snugly against each other. The upper layer had a special hole (grain was poured into it) and a handle with which the upper part of the millstone rotated. Such utensils were made of stone, granite, wood or sandstone.

pomelo

The pomelo looked like a cutting, at the end of which pine, juniper branches, rags, bast or brushwood were fixed. The name of the attribute of purity comes from the word revenge, and it was used exclusively for cleaning the ashes in the furnace or cleaning near it. To maintain order throughout the hut, a broom was used. Many proverbs and sayings were associated with them, which are still on the lips of many.

rocker

Like bread, water has always been an important resource. To cook dinner, water cattle or wash, it had to be brought. A faithful assistant in this was the yoke. It looked like a curved stick, to the ends of which special hooks were attached: buckets were attached to them. They made a rocker from linden, willow or aspen wood. The first reminders of this device date back to the 16th century, however, the archaeologists of Veliky Novgorod found many yokes made in the 11th-14th centuries.

Trough and rubel

In ancient times, linen was washed by hand in special vessels. A trough served for this purpose. In addition, it was used for feeding livestock, as a feeder, kneading dough, cooking pickles. The object got its name from the word "bark", because initially it was from it that the first troughs were made. Subsequently, they began to make it from the halves of the deck, gouging recesses in the logs.

Upon completion of washing and drying, the linen was ironed with a rubel. It looked like a rectangular board with notches on one side. Things were carefully wound on a rolling pin, a rubel was placed on top and rolled. Thus, linen fabric softened and leveled. The smooth side was painted and decorated with carvings.

cast iron iron

The rubel was replaced in Russia by a cast-iron iron. This event is marked by the 16th century. It is worth noting that not everyone had it, since it was very expensive. In addition, cast iron was heavy and harder to iron than the old way. There were several types of irons, depending on the method of heating: burning coals were poured into some, while others were heated on the stove. Such a unit weighed from 5 to 12 kilograms. Later, the coals were replaced with cast-iron blanks.

spinning wheel

An important component of Russian life was the spinning wheel. In ancient Russia, it was also called the "whorl", from the word "spin". Distaffs-bottoms were popular, having the form of a flat board on which the spinner sat, with a vertical neck and a spade. The upper part of the spinning wheel was richly decorated with carvings or painting. At the beginning of the 14th century, the first spinning wheels appeared in Europe. They looked like a wheel perpendicular to the floor and a cylinder with a spindle. Women, with one hand, fed threads to the spindle, and with the other they scrolled the wheel. This method of twisting the fibers was simpler and faster, which greatly facilitated the work.

Today it is very interesting to see what it was.

Natalya Khudyakova
Excursion to the past "Items of peasant life"

Peasant household items

The Russian farmstead, with its well-established life and agriculture, has always been furnished with a large number of items utensils and tools. Traditional kitchen utensils items for agriculture did not differ in rich decoration, but were comfortable and distinguished by laconic aesthetics.

Izba - the dwelling of a simple Russian peasant and his family. Here, in peasant house every item household utensils have a symbol of folk life, then what they lived peasants and how they worked doing household chores. Houseware imbued with the Russian spirit and convey that image of a difficult peasant life in Russia.

The samovar appeared in homes about three centuries ago along with the growing popularity of tea. Excavations show that samovars still existed in clay execution thousands of years ago in Iran. The samovar quickly won the hearts of Russian tea drinkers due to its unique functionality and beauty. The water in it remained hot for a long time, was fragrant from the combustion of dry birch chips, it was enough for a large number of guests and households.

Spinning wheel - the simplest device with a tow on a leg ending in a flat base - a spinner sat on it to give stability subject. In ancient times, knitting yarn was not sold. It was made by needlewomen themselves from sheared sheep's wool. The earliest form of spinning was hand-twisting. Later they made a spindle, and then a spinning wheel. These inventions greatly accelerated the process of making yarn, making it uninterrupted. The spinning wheel consisted of a blade, to which a tow was tied, a thin leg and a bottom, which was placed on the bench. (A spinner sat on him) With the left hand, the spinner pulled out the strand, and with the right hand she rotated the spindle, on which the thread was wound. To facilitate the work of the spinner, they came up with a spinning wheel with a wheel. They moved the wheel with the foot pedal. The thread itself wound and twisted, and the spinner with both hands directed it from the tow to the view. So the work went faster, and the thread became thinner. The peasants firmly believed that all tools of labor must be protected from evil forces.

Comb for combing wool. The comb is similar to the comb with which girls in Russia combed their hair. However, not really, a larger wool comb. In general, they were chess for wool - these are not wooden bases, often stuffed nails of a small size. It was convenient to work with wool with such combs, not only to comb, but also to clean it. Flax, which was also used in weaving, could also be combed with such a comb.

The pot is one of the oldest kitchen utensils. It was Russian tradition to decorate the top of the pot with icing. In order to take the pot out of the oven, there were tongs nearby. In clay pots, as in a thermos, the food kept its original temperature for a long time, so it did not cool down or, being cooled in the cellar, did not turn sour.

Trough. Peasants stocked up for the winter. Cabbage was fermented in barrels. Cabbage at the beginning of the 20th century was chopped with choppers. The heads of cabbage were placed in wooden troughs, they were made of wood, the middle was hollowed out.

pitchers (or lids) intended for storage of dairy and other products. Pots and lids were made of clay. Cold, damp clay was crushed, pulled out in the hands. Clay warmed up, became plastic, and it was possible to make various items. And then they were burned in the oven. Some potters applied a pattern to a damp clay pot with a sharp wooden stick.

Stupa - peasant utensils for making cereals and grinding linseed and hemp seeds. The stupa was hollowed out from a thick trunk of birch, aspen, had a cylindrical or conical shape, and its inner space was rounded. A device for making cereals from unpeeled grains of wheat, barley, millet, buckwheat. Destined for this purpose, stupas were hollowed out of wood. Their height reached 80 cm, depth 50 cm, diameter 40 cm. Wooden pestle was made up to 100 cm long with a diameter of about 7 cm. When crushed in a mortar, the grain is released from the shell and partially crushed. Stupas were in each peasant house. They were used as needed, harvesting cereals for one or two weeks.

Cast iron - a large vessel, a pot made of cast iron, later also made of aluminum alloy, rounded, for stewing and cooking in a Russian oven. The peculiarity of cast iron is its shape, repeating the shape of a traditional clay oven pot: tapered towards the bottom, widening towards the top and tapering again towards the throat. This shape allows cast iron to be placed in the furnace and removed from the furnace using a special gripping tool. The volume is different from 1.5 to 9 liters. Cast iron of small capacity is called cast iron. Despite the seeming antiquity of this type of cookware, metal cast irons appeared and became widespread only at the very end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. At that time, industrial cast-iron stoves spread in Russia, in which, instead of a brick vault, above the furnace firebox there was a panel with removable burners, into the holes of which cast iron was also placed with a narrow bottom.

grip fixture, representing a long wooden stick with a metal slingshot at the end. With a grip they seized and placed cast-iron pots in the Russian stove. For each size of the cast-iron there was a grip. Another name for the stag grip. The grip could also be used as a weapon

Rubel - household item, which in the old days Russian women used to iron clothes after washing. Rubel represented a plate of hardwood with a handle at one end. On one side of the plate, transverse rounded scars were cut, the second remained smooth, and sometimes was decorated with intricate carvings. In different regions of our country, rubles could differ either in shape features or in a peculiar decor.

The gardener is a bread shovel. One of the most important items national economy in Russia was considered a gardener. It looked like a flat wide shovel on a long handle and intended to send bread or cake to the oven. Russian craftsmen made subject from a solid piece of wood, mainly aspen, linden or alder. Having found a tree of the right size and suitable quality, it was split into two parts, carving one long board from each. After that, they were smoothly planed and the outline of the future gardener was drawn, trying to remove all kinds of knots and notches. Having cut out the desired subject, it was thoroughly cleaned.

With the advent of the oven, these items have become indispensable in the household. Usually they were kept in the ward space and were always at hand with the hostess. Several types of tongs were considered a standard set of oven equipment (large, medium and small, a teapot and two pokers. In order not to get confused in subjects, identification marks were carved on their handles. Often such utensils were made to order from a village blacksmith, but there were craftsmen who could easily make a poker at home.

Cast iron iron. The rubel was replaced in Russia by a cast-iron iron. This event is marked by the 16th century. It is worth noting that not everyone had it, since it was very expensive. In addition, cast iron was heavy and harder to iron than the old way. There were several types of irons, depending on the heating method: burning coals were poured into some, while others were heated on the stove. Such a unit weighed from 5 to 12 kilograms. Later, the coals were replaced with cast-iron blanks.

Flail - a hand-held threshing tool (branches) grain from ears. Usually consists of two movable, connected sticks. One is longer - the handle, the other is shorter - directly the working part, hitting the cereals.

Bast shoes - wicker shoes made of bast or birch bark; to ser. 19th century - main view peasant shoes in Russia. `

A person all his life - from birth to death - is surrounded by household items. What is included in this concept? Furniture, dishes, clothes and more. A huge number of proverbs and sayings are associated with household items. They are discussed in fairy tales, poems are written about them and riddles are invented.

What items of folk life in Russia do we know? Have they always been called that? Are there things that have disappeared from our lives? What interesting facts are connected with household items? Let's start with the most important.

Russian hut

It is impossible to imagine the items of Russian folk life without the most important thing - their homes. In Russia, huts were built on the banks of rivers or lakes, because fishing has been one of the most important industries since ancient times. The place for the construction was chosen very carefully. The new hut was never built on the site of the old one. An interesting fact is that pets served as a guide for selection. The place that they chose to rest was considered the most favorable for building a house.

The dwelling was made of wood, most often of larch or birch. It is more correct to say not "build a hut", but "cut down a house". This was done with an ax, and later with a saw. Huts were most often made square or rectangular. Inside the dwelling there was nothing superfluous, only the most necessary for life. The walls and ceilings in the Russian hut were not painted. For wealthy peasants, the house consisted of several rooms: the main dwelling, a canopy, a veranda, a closet, a yard and buildings: a flock or a corral for animals, a hayloft and others.

In the hut there were wooden household items - a table, benches, a cradle or cradle for babies, shelves for dishes. Colored rugs or paths could lie on the floor. The table occupied a central place in the house, the corner where it stood was called "red", that is, the most important, honorable. It was covered with a tablecloth, and the whole family gathered behind it. Everyone at the table had his own place, the most convenient, the central one was occupied by the head of the family - the owner. There was space for icons.

Good speech, if there is a stove in the hut

Without this subject, it is impossible to imagine the life of our distant ancestors. The stove was both a nurse and a savior. In extreme cold, only thanks to her, many people managed to keep warm. The Russian stove was a place where food was cooked, and they also slept on it. Her warmth saved from many diseases. Due to the fact that there were various niches and shelves in it, various dishes were stored here.

Food cooked in a Russian oven is unusually tasty and fragrant. Here you can cook: delicious and rich soup, crumbly porridge, all kinds of pastries and much more.

But the most important thing is that the stove was the place in the house around which people were constantly. It is no coincidence that in Russian fairy tales, the main characters either ride it (Emelya), or sleep (Ilya Muromets).

Poker, grip, pomelo

These household items were directly related to Kocherga, who was the first assistant at work. When firewood burned out in the stove, the coals were shifted with this object and they looked so that there were no unburned logs. The Russian people have composed many proverbs and sayings about the poker, here are just a few of them:

• In the bath, a broom, gentleman, in the oven, a poker.
• No candle to God, no poker to hell.
• Black conscience and the poker seem like a gallows.

The grip is the second assistant when working with the stove. Usually there were several of them, of different sizes. With the help of this item, cast-iron pots or pans with food were put into and removed from the oven. The grips were taken care of and tried to handle them very carefully.

Pomelo is a special broom with which they swept excess garbage from the stove, and it was not used for other purposes. The Russian people came up with a characteristic riddle about this subject: “Under the floor, under the middle, it sits. Usually, the pomelo was used before they were going to bake pies.

A poker, a fork, a broom - they certainly had to be at hand when food was cooked in a Russian oven.

Chest - for storing the most valuable things

In every house there had to be a place where the dowry, clothes, towels, tablecloths were put. Chest - items of folk life They could be both large and small. Most importantly, they had to meet several requirements: spaciousness, strength, decoration. If a girl was born in the family, then the mother began to collect her dowry, which was put into a chest. A girl getting married would take him with her to her husband's house.

There were a large number of curious traditions associated with the chest. Here is some of them:

• The girls were not allowed to give their chest to someone, otherwise they could remain an old maid.
• During Maslenitsa, it was impossible to open the chest. It was believed that in this way one could unleash one's wealth and good luck.
• Before marriage, the bride's relatives sat on the chest and demanded a ransom for the dowry.

Interesting names of household items

Many of us do not even imagine that the usual things that surround us in everyday life were once called quite differently. If for a few minutes we imagine that we are in the distant past, then some items of folk life would remain unrecognized by us. We bring to your attention the names of some of the things familiar to us:

Broom - naked.

A closet or small closed room was called a cage.

The place where large domestic animals lived is a flock.

Towel - rukoternik or utirka.

The place where they washed their hands is a washstand.

The box where the clothes were stored is a chest.

Place to sleep - bed.

A wooden bar with a short handle, designed for ironing linen in the old days - a rubel.

A large cup for pouring drinks - valley.

Folk household items in Russia: interesting facts

• The city of Tula is considered the birthplace of the samovar. This item was one of the favorites among the Russians, it was difficult to find a hut in which it was not. The samovar was a source of pride, it was protected and passed on by inheritance.
• The first electric iron appeared at the beginning of the 20th century. Until that time, there were cast-iron irons in which coals were put or heated for a long time over a furnace flame. It was very inconvenient to hold them, they could weigh more than ten kilograms.
• One of the most prestigious household items was the gramophone. In the villages, you could exchange a cow for him.
• A large number of folk traditions and rituals are associated with the table. Before the wedding, the bride and groom had to walk around the table, the newborn was carried around the table. These customs, according to popular beliefs, symbolized a long and happy life.
• Distaffs appeared in Ancient Russia. They were made of wood: birch, linden, aspen. This item was given by the father to his daughter for the wedding. It was customary to decorate and paint spinning wheels, so none of them looked like another.
• Folk household items for children - home-made rag dolls, bast and wool balls, rattles, clay whistles.

home decoration

The decor of folk household items included woodcarving and artistic painting. Many things in the house were decorated with the hands of the owners: chests, spinning wheels, dishes and much more. The design and decoration of household items concerned, first of all, the hut itself. This was done not only for beauty, but also as a talisman against evil spirits and various troubles.

Handmade dolls were used to decorate the house. Each of them had its own purpose. One drove away evil spirits, the other brought peace and prosperity, the third did not allow squabbles and scandals in the house.

Items that have disappeared from everyday life

• Chest for storing clothes.
• Rubel for ironing linen.
• A bench is an object on which they sat.
• Samovar.
• Spinning wheel and spindle.
• Gramophone.
• Cast iron iron.

A few words in conclusion

Studying the objects of folk life, we get acquainted with the life and customs of our distant ancestors. Russian stove, spinning wheel, samovar - without these things it is impossible to imagine a Russian hut. They united families, next to them grief was easier to endure, and any work was argued. Nowadays, special attention is paid to household items. When buying a house or summer cottage, many owners tend to purchase them with a stove.

A person's life is surrounded by many objects. Some of them are considered essential, while others are less important. But all people strive to live in comfort and surround themselves with useful things. In the article, we will consider what the concept of a “household item” is, and we will analyze what is such for an ordinary person.

Description of the concept

Household items are those things that surround a person and are in the field of his life. These are various devices, the main task of which is to simplify the life of the population.

Household items include everything that a person uses daily. That is, in everyday life. One and the same thing can be called both household and not. For example, a kitchen stove. If it is used at home for cooking, then it is a household appliance. And if the stove is owned by the restaurant and is used for production purposes, then it does not apply to those.

Essentials

Household necessities include the means without which the daily life of a person becomes impossible.

These include:

• Food. Food is an important part of people's lives. For the survival of the average person, such products as bread, cereals, meat, fruits, vegetables, water are necessary.
• Medicines. Many people take medications daily and for medical reasons cannot refuse them. Therefore, medicines become an important component of their lives.
• clothing. Every person needs clothes and shoes. They are necessary for almost all activities: work, household chores, walks.
• Hygiene kits. These are products that provide daily human hygiene: toothpaste, soap, powder and many other accessories.

Of course, each person can add to the list depending on their needs, lifestyle and financial capabilities. So, for some, a car is a daily necessary means of transportation, while for others it is a luxury item.

Kitchenware

In every house you can find small household items that are designed for storing, preparing and eating food. These include:

• spoons, forks, cups;
• pots, food storage containers, kettle;
• cutting tools: boards, knives, vegetable peelers and the like.

Such devices have played an important role in the lives of people of all times. Kitchen utensils can be made from various materials:

• metals (copper, iron, steel, aluminum and enamel);
• ceramics (faience, porcelain, clay, glass, glazed ceramics);
• plastics.

The choice of material by the manufacturer determines the quality of dishes, the ability to influence taste perceptions. Russian legislation regulates the requirements for materials in contact with food.

Clothing and footwear

A wardrobe can also be called a household item, because things are necessary for every person in daily life. With their help, people express their own individuality, emphasize character and let know about their preferences.

Household wardrobe items include:

• Underwear;
• outerwear;
• decorations;
• everyday items (trousers, jeans, shirts, t-shirts, blouses, dresses, etc.).

Clothing is an important part of human life. Everyone saves money on it, many follow fashion and trends, often it is she who is the topic of conversation.

Lighting

Every modern living space is equipped with light sources. These are devices that help people at night, specialized (for example, lamps for plants) or additional (for example, in darkened areas of housing) lighting.

This category includes chandeliers, lamps and sconces. Since every electrical appliance requires current to operate, lighting sources can be considered hazardous household items. Their operation must be carried out strictly according to the instructions with the observance of safety precautions.

Appliances

Due to the accelerated pace of life, people strive to simplify the conditions of their existence as much as possible. This is where home appliances come in handy. These are electronic devices that help to significantly save time by doing household chores such as cooking, washing, cleaning, ironing.

These include:

• large household appliances (refrigerator, washing machine, stove);
• small household appliances (microwave ovens, electric kettles, hair dryers, electric shavers, vacuum cleaners, etc.);
• climatic equipment (air conditioners, humidifiers, heaters, fans).

The use of household appliances greatly simplifies the life of all family members. There is free time for hobbies or other activities, for example with children.

Furniture

One of the main household items is furniture.

It performs the function of convenience and home improvement. Furniture includes:

• chairs and tables;
• cabinets and other storage areas;
• cabinets, shelves;
• sofas and armchairs.

Every person needs furniture. It allows you to save space thanks to the efficient placement of things. It is hard to imagine a home without a wardrobe. The wardrobe of a modern person includes things of different styles and purposes. Therefore, a place to store them is simply necessary.

Accessories

In addition to the listed household items, a person uses many accessories in his life. These are simple household items such as:

• hangers;
• mirrors;
• interior decoration items and paintings;
• textile;
• decorative items (for example, family heirlooms);
• stands for various purposes.

Their main task is to provide additional comfort of life. Of course, accessories are optional, but in their absence, comfort becomes inferior.

Each person, returning after a hard day's work, wants to plunge into the atmosphere of a warm home. Household accessories help him with this.

Dangerous items in the house

Many household items can be not only useful, but also dangerous. This must be remembered and treated with attention and caution.

The list of the most dangerous household items is as follows:

1. Electrical extension cords. They are dangerous not only because they stumble and get injured, but also because they are a fire hazard. More than half of fires are caused by a malfunction of this household appliance, so it is very important to systematically inspect it for rupture or wear.
2. Gas stoves. Everyone knows that if the burners are accidentally flooded, life-threatening gas continues to flow from them. It is necessary to keep an eye on the stove on which food is cooked and it is desirable to have a gas-controlled oven. In addition, you should not dry things or hair over a gas stove - this is fraught with fire and burn injuries. To prevent a fire or explosion when filling the room with gas, you need to ventilate it well, without turning on the electricity.
3. Household electrical appliances - kettles, curling irons, irons, TVs, lamps and more can also fail. You can not use them at the slightest suspicion of a malfunction and turn them off when leaving home.
4. Household sharp objects - needles, scissors, knives, pins, axes. These things should always be in the places reserved for them, inaccessible to children.
5. Household chemicals. Every home has chemicals and liquids used to wash and clean kitchen utensils, sinks, toilets, and the like. They need to be used with gloves, and if the liquid has a pungent pungent odor, then in a protective mask. Ignoring such rules can lead to both allergic reactions and severe poisoning.

Thus, it can be said that human life is closely connected with certain things. That is why they are called household items. They may differ for people with different incomes and needs, but they complement life with the necessary comfort.

Antique items of rural life: the memory of the distant past

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For example, a brass Tula samovar with a unique brand of the master, confirming its authenticity and solid age, can be purchased in our shop. A lot of such antiques have survived today, and they are quite working - you can buy a Russian samovar that functions on coals or wood, and on the same day arrange an exquisite tea party with the taste of antiquity in the circle of people close to you.

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