I was visiting Salem Plumbing Supply in Beverly, Massachusetts, for the first time and had not a clue where to go. As I approached a counter sales person, Ralph Sevinor, the owner and one fine gentleman, saw me and grabbed my arm and said, “I want to show you something.
He led me through the warehouse, up the stairs and into what I thought were a bank of offices. As we turned the corner, I saw a beautiful boiler installation mock up. Its copper piping was polished as the chrome on a classic Duesenberg, it was magnificent. I do not simply mean beautiful as in a clean install — it was that, but it was also a piece of industrial art, simply stunning. As Ralph walked me down the aisle past a few more precisely crafted, beauteous boiler setups we entered a class room.