On 11/12/2017 3:13 AM, Claudio DeLorenzi wrote:
> Hi Ed
> I thought that object you shared is a roofer’s lead sheet dresser, to
> smooth out lead sheet flashing (as around chimneys etc)?
> What would plumbers use this for?
> Claudio
There is a clue in the name -- plumber -- which comes to us from the
Latin 'plumbarius' (worker in lead).
The first definition of 'plumber' in the Oxford English Dictionary says:
"Originally: a person who deals with or works in lead. Subsequently: a
person who fits or repairs the pipes (originally made of lead),
fittings, and other apparatus relating to the water supply, sanitation,
heating, etc., for a building."
--
Peter Marquis-Kyle
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