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Date: 1938 Type: Factory Status: Extant   Click to view large map Coordinates: 33°56'00.96" S 18°27'28.91" E

(SA Archt Oct 1939:255, 257, 259, 260) Cigarette factory with leaf stores on an adjacent site. Consists of essentially 3 components: multi-storeyed R.C. framed building designed for vertical expansion with an appended single-storeyed cutting room (with lateral expansion potential) and an appended linked office block with vertical expansion possibilities. On south side a workers' block, capable of lateral and vertical expansion; consists of toilets, change rooms and mess rooms. (Righini 1977:50) All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon. References: Righini, Paul. 1977. The work of Max Policansky. isilili sam sise africa : a journal of architecture and human settlements - University of Cape Town Volume 1, Number 1. pp 50-51 Herbert, Gilbert. 1975. Martienssen & the international style: The modern movement in South African architecture. Cape Town - Rotterdam: AA Balkema. pg 226, 268