Summary
Cyanotype promotional image of a seed grading 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 'Seed Grading'.
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
Promotional image of a seed grading 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 Depicted
Graham Street, Port Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1940s
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Manufacturer of Item 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
Printed in black ink on back of photograph: 'SECTION / NO...' Handwritten in grey pencil on the back of photograph: '19-K'
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment, 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
212 mm (Width), 162 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Advertising, Hessian, Industrial Machinery, Machinery Displays, Manufacturing, Milling Machines, Promotional Materials, Sacks, Seed Graders
