Geo. E. Woodward · The American News Co. · leaf 33
of moderate dimensions,4 by 12 feet, and 5 feet in height, set upon a wall of brickor stone 20 inches high; and to obviate the necessity ofgoing inside when heated up for drying, it is constructedwith two tiers of drawers on either side, 23 inches by 5feet, with slat or wire bottoms, each one made… … Fig. 34.—Drying-House. By reason of the drawers meeting over the furnaces inthe middle, the heat in rising is compelled to pass throughthem, thus the fruit is dried faster than by the usual modeof placing it on shelves against the wall of the house. The number of drawers may be increased to double…
Architecture, Domestic · Designs and plans
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