Fig. 1: Plumbi-AH4-Front
- Cloth: Heavyweight tan right twill
- Embroidery: Silk continuous
- Border: Clockwise, round & dense
Fig. 2: Plumbi-AH4-Magnified
- Design: Yellow faucet, handle near top of exposed spindle, handle has rectangle center larger in height than handle arms, bottom washer embroidery is downward left to right
Fig. 3: Plumbi-AH4-Reverse
- Back: Brown imprint
Item Name: Plumbing 1913 - 1921
Item ID: Plumbi-AH4
Collector Rating: 1
Pamphlets Used to Earn this Badge
Requirements August 1911 until October 1914
1. Be able to make wiped and brazed joints.
2. Repair a burst pipe.
3. Mend a ball or faucet tap.
4. Understand the ordinary hot and cold water system of a house.
Requirements October 1914 until April 19, 1923
1. Submit a wiped joint in lead pipe, threaded joints connecting two pieces of iron pipe with a fitting, a repaired lead pipe, or a repaired iron pipe; and explain how to do all of the above.
2. Be able to repair a Fuller tap and a compression tap.
3. Understand the drainage system of a house, and explain the use of traps and vents.
4. Understand the ordinary hot and cold water system of a house, and explain how to make the system safe from freezing if the house has to be left without fires in the winter.
5. Know the regulations of the local health department with regard to plumbing.