Looking at our trade from a strictly historic viewpoint, and disregarding the political and economic conditions of today, we see a steady if not always constant progression of improvements in the way it has grown and evolved. From the early Roman Empire, whence the term plumber comes ("plumbum" meaning lead workers), through the dark ages, medieval times, the industrial revolution to the 21st century, our trade has been marked by a steady but constant tide of improvements and innovations. Few could disagree that the pipe trades have been instrumental in safeguarding the health of our communities ever since the earliest civilizations. We have done battle with such enemies as Cholera, typhus, diphtheria and other virulent diseases.
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