Summary
Black and white photograph showing a section of the Tractor Assembly Division in the Massey Harris Ferguson factory in Adelaide.
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.
Description of Content
Interior of the tractor assembly division in a South Australian factory showing rows of FE-35 tractors and Standard motor cars and workers.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photograph.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Massey Ferguson Iseki Australia Ltd, by Mar 1995
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Place & Date Depicted
Adelaide, Greater Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, circa 1956
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Manufactured For
Massey-Harris-Ferguson, 2 Devonshire Road, Sunshine, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Manufacturer
76 Waymouth Street, Adelaide, Greater Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Handwritten in grey pencil on the back of photograph: 'TE 20? / MF35 TRACTORS / ASSEMBLY SA BRANCH? / SL2 - 8' Printed in purple ink on the back of photograph: 'BRITISH MECHANICAL FARMING LTD. / 76 WAYMOUTH STREET, ADELAIDE / BRITISH MECHANICAL FARMING LTD. / 76 WAYMOUTH STREET, ADELAIDE' Printed in black ink on white paper stapled to photograph: 'SECTION OF / TRACTOR ASSEMBLY DIVISION'
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment, Factory interiors
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
219 mm (Width), 165 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Agricultural Equipment, Assembly Lines, Factories, Factory Branches, Interior Views, Mechanics, Motor Cars, Motor Vehicles, Tools, Tractors, Workers
