Perano's whaling station, Tory Channel

Whales were winched up the ramp on the right with the winch gear uphill by the steps at rear of the building. The flensing floor is to the right of the ramp, elevated above the freezers; the whale carcasses reached the floor by hydraulic lift from the slipway. The cylindrical shape of the digester (pressure cooker) is against the wall by the ramp. At left on the slab of concrete are the circular footings of the whale-oil