It had been late autumn when she'd left the manufactory, and winter as she'd reached Kalissin.

She had not looked deeply into it for days, not since leaving the manufactory in the air-floater.

I did not expect to find the electric cable in its primitive state, such as it was on leaving the manufactory.

He had not had a proper meal since leaving the manufactory a month ago, and this smelt better than anything he had eaten there.