Summary
A large format booklet detailing the 528 Mounted Trash Rake. The publication is for Category 1 & 2 Tractors with 3 Point Linkage and contains specification, assembly and coupling, safety and use. The loose leaf sheet inside the cardboard cover has a line drawing of the rake. Inside the front cover is a marketing message entitled "We Appreciate You as a Customer", while inside the back cover are details of the warranty provided. Hand annotation on the cover is possibly relating to printing batch details.
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.
Title
'SUNSHINE MASSEY HARRIS 528 MOUNTED TRASH RAKE SERVICE MANUAL' X681, Dm, 258
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
Sustainable Futures, Working Life & Trades, Trade Literature, Engineering
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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/Distributor
H.V. McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd, Sunshine Harvester Works, Sunshine, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Publication Date
1958/02
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Inscriptions
Written in blue pen on the cover: "JL0676 1000 27-2-58"
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Model Name or Number
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Brand Names
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Number of Pages
5
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Page Size Format
220 mm x 280 mm
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Primary Subject
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Illustration Types
Black & White; Line Drawings; Photographs
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Printing Types
Monochrome
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Publication Types
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Classification
Agriculture & rural life, Crop management - harvesting, Trash rakes
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Keywords
Agriculture, Agricultural Equipment, Farming Methods, Trash Rakes