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Plumber

In the 2000s plumbers, like many tradespeople, often worked out of a van. The van operated as a portable workshop containing all the tools and materials that were typically needed in a day’s work. This plumber is sporting blue overalls, commonly worn by tradesmen.

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Carl Walrond, Building trades – Plumbers and drainlayers, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/24699/plumber (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 26 February 2010.