Summary
Cyanotype sketch showing the packer tube and auger of a flour packing machine. It is part of a collection of photographs and marked printer's copy used in the preparation of trade literature promoting products manufactured by the Schumacher Mill Furnishing Works Pty Ltd. The items were originally housed in a wooden filing drawer, with many filed by subject. This photograph was previously filed under 'Bran'.
The Schumacher Mill Furnishing Works of Port Melbourne was established by the German-born American immigrant Otto Charles Schumacher around 1890. Operating initially under the name Otto C. Schumacher, the firm specialised in the importation, manufacture, installation and repair of flourmilling equipment, especially the newer style roller flour grinding machines, and associated equipment such as flour sifters, pollard and bran extractors, dust collectors, grain elevators and bag fillers. The business was formally registered as the Schumacher Mill Furnishing Works Pty Ltd in 1910. In later years the firm diversified into the manufacture of grain grading machinery for farmers and more general manufacturing equipment such as grinding mills, conveyors and packaging machinery.
Description of Content
Sketch showing the packer tube and auger of a flour packing machine.
Physical Description
Cyanotype photograph.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Graham Engineering Company Pty Ltd, by Apr 1986
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Place & Date Created
Graham Street, Port Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1940s
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Organisation Depicted
Schumacher Mill Furnishing Works Pty Ltd, Graham Street, Port Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Format
Print - Cyanotype, Monochrome
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Inscriptions
Hand written in black ink on front of photograph: 'IMPORTANT / Plate missing / This is / only copy left. / #FBF-2.' Printed in red ink on back of photograph: 'PHOTO FILE NO / SECTION NO' Hand written in red pencil on back of photograph: 'OFFICE Copy' Hand written in grey pencil on back of photograph: '8 / 8-F' Hand written in black ink on back of photograph: 'Flour Packer'
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Food & drinks, Industrial equipment
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
140 mm (Width), 205 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Advertising, Industrial Equipment, Industrial Machines, Machinery Displays, Manufacturing, Milling Machines, Promotional Materials