The job in the bathroom is done, and the boys take a welcome break from patching pipes and unclogging stopped drains by playing with the fancy bottles on the dressing table. Loaded down with a tool box, wrenches, plunger and blow torch, the plumber’s helper is a ready target for his boss who sprays him with perfume. They’ll both leave smelling like a rose, but what will their buddies say when they return to the shop?
So reads the introductory copy for a mailer hawking a Norman Rockwell print of “The Plumbers,” shown on this page. The Postal Commemorative Society of Norwalk, CT, sells the replica for $135, payable in five monthly installments. Here’s how they describe it —