Summary

Full colour, highly illustrative catalogue publicising the range of agricultural implements manufactured by H.V McKay Massey Harris. Products include the Sunshine stripper harvester, header harvester, chaffsaver, auto header, reaper and binder and Suntyne drill.

Part of a collection of photographs, negatives, moving film, artefacts, documents and trade literature belonging to the H. V. McKay Sunshine Collection. The McKay collection is regarded as one of the most significant industrial heritage collections in Australia. The collection relates to the agricultural manufacturing firm, the Sunshine Harvester Works. The Australian operations of this company were originally founded by Hugh V. McKay in the 1890s in Ballarat. Between 1906 and 1907, McKay moved production to Sunshine where the firm became one of the largest industrial businesses in Australia. Change in ownership is a recurring theme in the company's history. In 1930, it merged with Massey-Harris to become H.V McKay Massey Harris. In the mid-1950s, the company was absorbed by Canadian agricultural firm Massey-Ferguson. Production in Sunshine ceased in the mid-1980s, following almost 100 years of manufacturing agricultural equipment.

Physical Description

Booklet with grey coloured cover with 'Sunshine Farm Implements' and drawing of wheat. Inside has trade information and coloured images. 96 pages in total.

Title

'SUNSHINE. FARM IMPLEMENTS'

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