New about the manufacturers of Batashevs
In 1874, the brothers employ 212 people. 4140 samovars were made. In 1875, G. Vasily Stepanovich petitioned for the construction of a two-story stone building on Griazevskaya Street instead of a wooden one. In 1876 the Batashev brothers founded the Trading House in the form of a partnership under the Firm "VS, AS, PS" For a period of 6 years. The duties were distributed as follows: the storage of money: Vasily, Alexander is in charge of the factory, and Pavel stores his products. Purchase and sale of materials was carried out as agreed.
In 1890, there was a division of property between Basil and Alexander, Paul sold his part to Alexander. Brothers have the right to put on their products the image of medals and diplomas obtained at exhibitions. At this time Vasily works 250 people.
In 1893, Chicago hosted the largest exhibition, where V. Batashev receives a gold medal. The factory of the Batashev brothers becomes one of the large, where the owners personally do not engage in work, and they conduct the Case solely with the help of wage workers.
In 1894, Alexander Batashev gave his younger brothers the headquarters of Alexei and the doctor Ivan a one-story samovar factory with outbuildings at Novo-Pavshinskaya / nowadays Kominterna Street. In 1889-1903, Heirs VS Vasashev build a two-story house / corner of Griazevskaya and Vozdvizhenskaya /.
April 10, 1898 affirms "The Association of the Steam Samovar Factory of Boris Batashev's heirs", which included his wife Vasily Stepanovich - widow Maria Nikolaevna, her daughter and son-in-law ZanfLeben FF. Separately, the firm works Alexei and Ivan on Novo-Pavshino. Their capital in the bank is 120600 rubles. The factory of V.S.Vatashev's heirs continues to produce not only samovars for sale, but also gift items. So the successors of V.S.Vatashev made and donated samovars to the family of Emperor Nicholas II during their journey through Tula in 1909, which are stored in our collection and amaze with their invention and skill.
Throughout the XIX century. There is a rapid growth in labor productivity about the use of handicraftsmen, which in Tula has reached extensive development. Especially in the samovar industry. So, in 1913, 82,262 samovars were produced and about 400 people are already working. And as the samovars Batashevs used a large poll, there are dealers of temporary profit, using the names of large Fabrikantov.