Plumber Smurf is wearing his customary white trousers and hat while carrying a silver wrench in his right hand and his red-brown toolbox in his left hand.

We first see Plumber in the 1984 Wallace Berrie catalogue. It appears only the tools in the back of his toolbox are painted silver. The paint used is more glossy than the Schleich made ones.

In the same year Plumber Smurf is sold by Schleich in Europe with the article number 20187.  The same mould appears to have been used by both Wallace Berrie and Schleich. Schleich produced Plumber Smurf from 1984 to 1989 and then again in 1999 and 2000.

In the beginning when Schleich made Plumber Smurf it was made out West Germany and Portugal. The version made out of West Germany I believe is the only one where all the tools in the box are painted silver. Also typically the Portugal version is painted with more dull paint colours.

When the Plumber Smurf was re-released in 1999, Smurfs were painted a brighter blue colour. By this stage Schleich only produced Plumber Smurf out of Germany.

Not to be confused with Handy Smurf

It is easy to be confused when collecting Smurfs. Sadly but not surprising people use different names when referring to particular Smurfs. A good example of this is referring to Handy Smurf as Plumber Smurf and vice versa. This may have something to do with Wallace Berrie as when they released Plumber Smurf they referred to it as Handy Plumber.

Handy can be found wearing his grey overalls , while carrying his brown toolbox with a white handle in one hand and a grey hammer in the other. He also has a yellow ruler tucked under the arm and an orange pencil tucked behind his left ear.

Plumber Smurf may not be the most colourful or exciting Smurf available but it is still a nice addition to any collection. I like it because of the many marking variations that can be found.

Keep Smurfin

Kath B