Profession; tradesperson specialized in installing and maintaining systems used for potable water, sewage and drainage in plumbing systems

Public lecture on "Plumbing and house drainage in relation to public health" / by Neil Carmichael.

Public lecture on "The plumber trade : a retrospect and a forecast" / by John Honeyman, delivered in the Waterloo Rooms, Glasgow, 28th March, 1893.

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Public lecture on "Plumbing and house drainage in relation to public health" / by Neil Carmichael.

Public lecture on "The plumber trade : a retrospect and a forecast" / by John Honeyman, delivered in the Waterloo Rooms, Glasgow, 28th March, 1893.