Summary

Trade catalogue, "Sunshine Farm Implements", 48 pages, illustrated with photos and line drawings.

Cover shows map of Australia superimposed with the full diversity of equipment manufactured by the H V McKay company. This illustration symbolises the capacity of McKay equipment to suit every soil and environmental condition in Australia, and which made it possible for McKay to successfully export this equipment around the world. In the centre of the map is an illustration of the Sunshine Harvester Works "largest in the hemisphere". Behind the map of Australia is a "rising sun" emblem. The map identifies the Head Offices of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. The publication gives full illustration and text description of each implement, including cultivators, ploughs, plough shares, harrows, field rollers, saw bench, winch, swingle trees, equalizing horse yokes, bag loaders, sack trucks, chaff cutter, horse works, metal gates. Along the top of each page is a narrow line drawing of iconic images of equipment on the farm and in the factory. The last page is a pink 'tear-out' order form and pricelist.

Physical Description

Staple-bound soft cover 48 page booklet with perforated 'tear out' order form and price list headed 'SUNSHINE SPECIALTIES' as insert inside back cover. Front cover printed in two tone pink and dark blue ink featured a silhouette outline map of Australia over a stylised setting or rising sun with radiating rays. A minature artist's bird's eye view of the works appears in the centre of Australia with the caption 'THE WORKS, SUNSHINE, VICTORIA / LARGEST IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE' below and white dots marking the location of branches in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide & Perth with addresses beside them. The rest of the map of Australian is filled with small artist's illustrations of the company's key product lines.

Title

'SUNSHINE FARM IMPLEMENTS' 'H.V. McKAY, SUNSHINE HARVESTER WORKS, SUNSHINE'

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