Summary
Photograph of an operator measuring stress levels of component under load.
Part of a collection of photographs, moving film, artefacts, documents and trade literature relating to Massey Ferguson (Aust.) Ltd, agricultural implement manufacturer, importer and distributor, of Sunshine, Victoria, and its predecessors dating back to Hugh V. McKay, who developed an innovative combine harvesters design during the 1880s and founded the Sunshine Harvester Works, at Ballarat, in 1894.
Description of Content
At the Massey Ferguson's Threshing Laboratory in St. Albans road Sunshine is an operator marking with a pen on a paper recording chart The instrument is measuring stress levels of a component under load. Article in Sunshine Outlook June 1967 and Massey Ferguson review July 1967
Physical Description
Black and white photograph
More Information
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Collection Names
Massey Ferguson Sunshine Collection (Deposit No.1), H.V. McKay Sunshine Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Massey Ferguson Iseki Australia Ltd, Before 2002
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Place & Date Depicted
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Handwritten in pencil on back, 'MF STATIONARY THRESHING LAB / MEASURING STRESS LEVEL IN / COMPONENT UNDER LOAD'
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment, Testing
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Category
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Discipline
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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
Testing Equipment, Testing Machines, Test Machinery, Recording Instruments, Recording Papers
