Summary
The catalogue contains descriptions and images of various farming machinery for tillage (ie cultivators, ploughs and tooth harrows), seeding and fertilising, harvesting, dairying, pasture improvement and other items such as tractors, petrol engines, chaffcutters, grinders, spraying plants etc. It contains information about individual implements and vehicles, providing an interesting insight into the transitional period of agricultural equipment with descriptions and photographs of horse-drawn vehicles and mechanical equipment. There is also an advertisement for the Warren-Farmer Milking Machine (page 34).
The first page shows a drawing of the Sunshine Harvester Works in the past and present. The left-hand corner depicts the company as a small cottage in a rural setting in 1884 and the main drawing shows the large, modern-day factory occupying a large tract of land surrounded by a train line and other buildings.
Title
'SUNSHINE AND MASSEY HARRIS. FARM IMPLEMENTS'
More Information
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Collection Names
H.V. McKay Sunshine Collection, Old McKay Archive (Transfer No.1) Series A
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Collecting Areas
Sustainable Futures, Trade Literature, Engineering, Working Life & Trades
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Acquisition Information
Donation & Subsequent Transfer from Mr Don McKay, Old McKay Archives, Science & Technology Collection, Museum Victoria, 11 Oct 1960
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Manufacturer
H.V. McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd, Sunshine Harvester Works, Sunshine, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Publication Date
1936/09
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Printer & Publisher
Sunshine Harvester Press, Sunshine, Victoria, Australia, Sep 1936
Printer's codes inside back cover: 'L 94, (2491), DRM, 936.' -
Inscriptions
Inscribed: '631.1' in black ink and '6/13/9 Series A' in blue & grey lead pencil on front cover. Stamped: 'Industrial & Technologic al Museum / Melbourne.' on front cover and 'MUSEUM / OF / APPLIED [crown] SCIENCE / VICTORIA' on both front cover and title page.
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Brand Names
"SUNSHINE" (Agricultural Implements) , "MASSEY HARRIS" (Agricultural Implements)
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Number of Pages
96
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Page Size Format
185 x 240 mm
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Primary Subject
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Illustration Types
Black & White; Factory Views; Instructional Drawings; Line Drawings; Engravings
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Printing Types
Monochrome; Limited Colour
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Publication Types
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Classification
Agriculture & rural life, General farm equipment, Equipment catalogues
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Keywords
Agricultural Equipment, Agricultural Implements, Agricultural Workers, Animal Power, Chaffcutters, Cultivators, Dairying, Farm Animals, Grinders, Harvesters, Horsedrawn Equipment, Horses, Pasture Improvement Equipment, Petrol Engines, Ploughs, Rural Industry, Rural Landscapes, Rural Life, Rural Supplies, Spraying, Tractors
