General View of Double “Devon” Type of Smoke-House.
The platforms are common to both units. Building of brick with iron roof (Batu Caves Estate).
Each of the curing-rooms is divided into four compartments (making eight compartments in all). These are closed by swing doors, each of which is the full width of a compartment, and has a slight overlapping edge. Through these doors light railways run into the house and out upon the platforms. On the rails “bays” of racks run, and when fully loaded they are easily moved. The racks were designed with a frame of stout hard wood, but light angle-iron could be utilised.
General View of Double “Devon” Smoke-House and Factory Buildings.
Timber in foreground cut to length for stoking. Note water-tower and engine cooling-tanks adjacent to factory.
The chimney style of smoke-vent has an internal butterfly flap, which is controlled by means of a wire from the outside. In the ordinary course of smoke-curing, it is advised that this flap should be permanently open so as to reduce the possibility of internal condensation of moisture and creosotic matter. The exact degree to which it should be open must be found by experience.