Summary
Photograph of tractor with a 6B Reaper Binder.
This image is part of a collection of photographs, moving film, artefacts, documents and trade literature relating to Massey Ferguson (Aust.) Ltd, known as the H.V. McKay Sunshine Collection. The Australian operations of this company were originally founded as Hugh V. McKay in the 1890s. In 1930 it merged with Massey Harris's Australian operations to become H.V. McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd. In 1955, this company was in turn absorbed into the Massey-Ferguson global entity becoming Massey Ferguson (Aust.) Limited.
Description of Content
Man sitting on a 6B Reaper Binder being drawn by a man driving a tractor.
Physical Description
Black and white photograph
More Information
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Collection Names
Massey Ferguson Sunshine Collection (Deposit No.1), H.V. McKay Sunshine Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Massey Ferguson Iseki Australia Ltd, Before 2002
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Place & Date Depicted
Bushey Park, Hampton Court, London, England, Great Britain, 12 Aug 1942
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Manufacturer of Item Depicted
H.V. McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd, Sunshine, Victoria, Australia, 1940
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Blue circular ink stamp on back, 'J.B.Caoul, London WC2, Aldwych Aldywch House' Purple ink stamp on back, 'THE COPYRIGHT OF THIS PHOTOGRAPH / IS THE PROPERTY OF "THE FARMER / & STOCK BREEDER" DORSET HOUSE / STAMFORD STREET, LONDON, SE 1, / REPRODUCTION IS FREELY ALLOWED / PROVIDED THE WORDS "FARMER & / STOCK BREEDER" ARE CLEARLY RE- / PRODUCED UNDER THE BLOCK ITSELF, /.....[ILLEGIBLE]' Black type on back, 'A HEAVY CROP OF "SQUARE HEAD MASTER" WHEAT / being cut by "Sunshine" No.6B Reaper & Binder. / Estimated yield: 8/10 quarters to the acre. / This is the first "Sunshine" Binder imported / into the United Kingdom from Australia in the 1940 / and its third harvest at Bushley Park, Hampton / Court. / 18th AUGUST. 1942'
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Model Name or Number
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Brand Names
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Object/Medium
Photograph
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Classification
Agriculture & rural life, Crop management - harvesting, Reaper-binders
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
215 mm (Width), 170 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Agricultural Equipment, Industry, Manufacturing, Reaper-Binders
