Summary
Black and white photograph of a factory interior with Guillotine, McKay Massey Harris, Sunshine.
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.
Description of Content
Factory interior of Cutting-Up shop at McKay Massey Harris. Wieger guillotine in right foreground with equipment, machinery and blacksmiths in the background.
Physical Description
Black and white photograph. Handwritten inscription on reverse in grey pencil.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr. Ron Doubleday - Massey Ferguson (Aust) Ltd, 02 Dec 1982
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Place Depicted
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Title/Original caption: Cutting Up Shop ( Primary Operations on Steel Bar & Plate) View to South West. (Blacksmiths in Background) Machine in Foreground "Wieger" Guillotine 13 1-0" Long x 5/16" Thick steel
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment, Factory interiors
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
258 mm (Width), 202 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Blacksmiths, Factories, Guillotines, Machinery Components, Tools