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Description: | Wooden handled brush with bristles, which are most likely horse hair. It is marked with the letters "LPTB".
Tube
System - Behind the Scenes
People - Passengers
System - Safety
"Fluffer's" brush, used for cleaning work on the Underground, 1933-1947
TfL
Transport
Work
1930s
1940s
Greater London
A brush with hard bristles and wooden body and handle
"Fluffer's" brush, marked LPTB
If debris is allowed to accumulate in tunnels, it can disrupt the daily operation of the Underground system, so regular cleaning is important. Until the 1990s, the tunnels and tracks were cleaned by hand. This brush, with stiff bristles made of horsehair, is an example of the type of equipment used. The cleaners, usually women, were known as 'fluffers', because they removed fluff and dirt from the tunnel floors. They worked at night when track maintenance took place and the power for the rails was switched off.
London Transport Maintenance and Engineering Work
Fluffers
lptb, timber
1 | Publisher: | http://www.ltmcollection.org/ | Source: | London Transport Museum | Identifier: | ltmcollection.org/2003/2085 | Go to resource |
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