Brookfield Museum and
Historical Society
An Extended
Learning and Research Center
165 Whisconier Rd, PO Box 5231,
Brookfield, CT 06804
Tel (203) 740-8140
| Rail Road Work Gloves were worn year around. The large cuffs prevented sparks from entering the fireman’s shirt. The cuffs also protected the worker from injury as he climbed aboard the engine cab or as he moved from car to car. A rail road employee had to be athletic to climb aboard or jump off a moving train! Not a good time to get one’s shirt caught on a moving train |