Summary
Produced by Sunshine Harvester Press 1951. Front cover hand coloured black and white image depicting a farmer hard at work on his tractor. 'Ploughing Hard Sunbaked Volcanic Soil' invokes an image of needing tough machinery to do the job.
A description of the plough and the benefits for buying this piece of machinery is included - it is further pointed out that this particular piece of equipment was made specifically for tractors. Reference is made to this being " the new disc plough ...designed for best work in a wide variety of conditions..."
A major selling point of this product it is a 3 furrow Tractor Type and had a mechanical lift.
" The Sunnie OVERBEAM is the best all-round disc plough for large scale vegetable and fodder growing and general farming".
Title
'THE SUNNIE OVERBEAM DISC PLOUGH' L606, 5639 Fm, 251'
More Information
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Collection Names
H.V. McKay Sunshine Collection, Old McKay Archive (Transfer No.2)
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation & Transfer from Old McKay Archives, Science & Technology Collection, Museum Victoria, H.V. McKay Pty Ltd, Sunshine Harvester Works, H.V. McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd, Before 1987
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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
1951/02
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Printer
Sunshine Harvester Press, Devonshire Road, Sunshine, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Feb 1951
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Brand Names
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Number of Pages
4
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Page Size Format
190 mm x 250 mm
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Primary Subject
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Illustration Types
Black & White; Photographs; Line Drawings; Diagrams; Colour
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Printing Types
Limited Colour
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Publication Types
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Classification
Agriculture & rural life, Crop management - ploughing, Disc ploughs
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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, Disc Ploughs, Equipment, Farming Information, Farming Methods, Mechanical Engineering, Tractor Attachments, Tractor Implement Lifts, Vegetables
