Alfred Moen

A plumber, Moen burned his hands when he turned on a faucet. That was 1937, and he vowed to create a single-handled faucet that would allow for better control over the water that came out. His first single-handled model came out in 1947, and today 70 percent of kitchen faucets sold are single-handled. Moen died April 17 at home in Florida. He was 86. From This is True for 15 April 2001 Suggestions for further reading: Flushed: How the Plumber Saved Civilization by W. Hodding Carter Amazon Price: $11.20 Customer Review: I was hoping to learn more about the history of plumbing--sewage disposal, water supply, rainwater control, and the resulting societal impacts. Instead, the book is 10% content, fluffed with 90% filler to extend into a sellable length "book". Unlik...   Nature Calls: The History, Lore, and Charm of Outhouses by Dottie Booth Amazon Price: $11.01 Customer Review: I bought this for my dad for Christmas. It is cute and the pictures are well presented. Lots of interesting history and tales.   To Build New York: 100 Years of Infrastructure (Architecture) by The General Contractors Association of New York, David Kusnet Amazon Price: $34.20 Customer Review: This book put out by the General Contractors Association (GCA)commemorates its centennial:1909 - 2009. It is chock full (133 pages of the book proper) of incredibly sumptuous pictures of the building of New York City taken over the last hundred years...   Mott's Illustrated Catalog of Victorian Plumbing Fixtures for Bathrooms and K... by Mott Iron Works Amazon Price: Customer Review: Motts victorian plumbing fixtures book is a very neat book to read about early plumbing fixtures for your kitchen & bathroom. The plumbing fixtures in the book has toilets that used at least 10 gallons per flush. The new toilets from Kohler that l...   Pride and Solidarity: A History of the Plumbers and Pipefitters of Columbus, ... by Richard Schneirov Amazon Price:   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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