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Title: Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1908
Year: 1908 (1900s)
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Subjects: Air conditioning Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery Heating Plumbing
Publisher: Toronto : Maclean-Hunter Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Fisher - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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of oneof a series of illustrations in coloredchalk used by the board in a portion ofthe examination, which admirably servedtlie purpose of both catechism andprimer, giving a candidate the opportun-ity both of displaying and ae(;uiringknowledge. The black and wliite drawings willreadily suggest to all plumbers interest-ed in educational movements the valueof the originals in coloi, clearly depict-ing air, water, gas metal, etc. This andseveral other series of color sciiemedrawings have been copyrighted by thedesigner, John J. Fpy, of Los Angeles,being executed by him in 1907, whilehe was serving on the St. Louis Boardnf Examiners of Plumbers. A glimpse at the many features pre-sented in the combination sketch willgive i^u idea of the strenuous work ofthis energetic and enterprising St.Louis examining board. In the firstplace, there is to be seen about everyslyle of trap known to the plumbingtrade, from tbe old trap to the present June T. 1908 . P L n I\I B E R AND S T E A M F I T T E R
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PLUMBER AND STEAMFITTER June I, TQoB moiieni style, aud eveu to the greasetrap. There is shown the manner andmethod of finding how many gallons,square, round and other shaped tankswill hold for the purpose of enabling theplumber to figure ou lining same. Thereis the right way and the wrong way forperforming different styles of work.Venting is carefully shown. A completesystem of plumbing is outlined, with thequery Why good, or why bad, and soon, each particular system being tabu-lated for the purpose of allowing theexamining board to lecture and explain,if necessary and desirable. The princi-ples of circulation are to be seen andtruly, taken all in all, this little sketchcombines about every feature that is tobe met with in the ordinary consistentpbimbing work of a residence. It caneasily be seen that it is the prime effortof the St. Louis examining board to ob-tain the candidates ideas of the reasonsfor each essential feature of plumbing,to allow an opening by which an ex-planation o

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