Summary
Black and white photograph of the H.V McKay Massey Harris duplicate parts depot in Victoria.
From a photograph album containing one hundred and four black and white photographs and three colour transparencies depicting H. V. McKay Massey Harris agents, groups, portraits, machinery and events dating from May 1951. Noted by a previous archivist as one of a series of 'Guard Books'.
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
Sunshine Massey Harris agent showing four men inside a duplicate parts depot.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photograph attached to brown paper album page.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr. Ron Doubleday - Massey Ferguson (Aust) Ltd, 02 Dec 1982
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Place & Date Depicted
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Manufacturer of Item Depicted
H.V. McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd, 2 Devonshire Road, Sunshine, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Printed in purple ink on back of photograph: 'H. V. McKAY MASSEY HARRIS PTY. LTD. / SUNSHINE / NOV 1952' Hand written in grey pencil on album page underneath photograph: 'Tom Hughes / 19/3/54'
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment, Agents & dealers
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Category
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
220 mm (Width), 165 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Agents & Dealers, Agricultural Equipment, Agricultural Equipment Dealers, Counters, Retail Sales, Sales, Staff, Working Life