Plumber heating lead in a fire to fix lead pipes on a building site. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Tabart, London, 1810.

---

Size: 3965px × 5984px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: apprentice, apron, arts, book, building, english, engraving, fire, gutter, handcoloured, heat, house, labour, ladle, lead, library, occupation, pipe, plumber, plumbing, sink, site, skilled, trades, woodcut, work, workshop