Summary
Photograph of letter written in 1928 donating a harvester claimed to have been built in the McKay smithy.
The photograph is part of the extensive H.V. McKay Sunshine Collection, which consists of photographs, films, business and personal archives, artefacts, plans, oral histories and trade literature spanning from 1884 to the present.
Description of Content
Letter from Robert Anderson to H.V.McKay offering a donation of a very early model harvester made by Hugh Victor McKay in 1885. The letter is dated 1st August 1928, just prior to the relocation of the 'Smithy' from Drummartin to Sunshine in 1928.
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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Other Association (See Comments)
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Date Written
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Author
Robert Anderson, Pine Grove, Moama District, New South Wales, Australia, 01 Aug 1928
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Addressed To
H.V. McKay Pty Ltd, Sunshine, Victoria, Australia, 01 Aug 1928
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Handwritten in pencil on back, 'Original of this print is framed & / will be found on old machine in / showrooms' In blue stamp pad ink, 'H.V.McKAY MASSEY HARRIS PTY LTD / SUNSHINE MAY 1951'
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment, Correspondence
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
150 mm (Width), 195 mm (Height)
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