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Date: 1892 : 1893 Client: Sibastepool Type: Factory Style: Eclectic ZA Wilhelmiens Status: Demolished Street: Located on beach

(Pryce-Lewis list 10 097). Transcription from The Cape Town Guide (1897:69): "Of shell fish, the only kind in general use is the cray fish, which to a certain extent replaces the lobster, although less delicate in flavour. Within the last two years a large factory has been erected at Woodstock for the purpose of exporting this fish in tins to Europe, and is doing an enormous business. Another large canning factory has also been established near Mouille Point Lighthouse. The smaller variety, known locally under the name of 'kreeft', is much esteemed by Cape 'bon vivants', who declare that it cannot be distinguished from curried prawns when prepared in the same manner." See also the Crayfish canning factory in Green Point. References: Anonymous . 1897. The Cape Town Guide. Cape Town: Dennis Edwards & Co. pg 69