A hundred meters downstream of the railway bridge, on the left bank of the Nišava river, at a place called Tabahana (from the Turkish word referring to tanning), a facility for leather production was erected in the Turkish period. The factory building itself was built before 1905.

The investor, developer and original purpose of the building are not known. It is possible that it was built as a steam mill (a motive from vintage postcards from Niš “Nišava – Rail Bridge – Steam Mill” predating 1905). It seems that in 1910 it began operating as a leather goods factory, financed by a low commercial bank, and rubber factory “Balkan” founded by the dealer Milojković in 1937. It produced rubber footwear and was nationalized in 1947, renamed “Vulkan” (the Volcano), and continued to operate at this location until its relocation in the 1970s.

The architecture of the building is typical of the factory buildings of the 19^th century. It was built with a brick façade, as an imposing three-story building with large vertical window openings along the façade  and humble plastic. Together with a tall building, a massive chimney and the front of the building was built simultaneously, and a new factory building of the same height and length. It represents a valuable document of the industrial past of Niš.

Having gone from public to private ownership, it now exists as an unused, derelict building, waiting for better times.