Summary
Photograph of an invoice dated 7th Dec 1877 for a Stripper, castings on axle and winnowing machine sold to Nathaniel McKay. Hand note on the invoice suggests that the machine purchased may have been used by H.V. McKay in the development of the first prototype stripper harvester.
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
Copy of an invoice to Nathaniel McKay dated December 7th 1877 of a Stripper. Handwritten on this invoice is a note "I think that this Stripper may have been partly used for the first harvester". Photograph is published in the souvenir booklet published by McKay Massey Harris in 1954: '70 Years - The story of seventy years development of one of Australia's great industries'
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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Issued To
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Creator
H.V. McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd, Jan 1954
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Handwritten in pencil on back, 'Copy neg' / JAN 1954 Handwritten on front, 'I think that this stripper may have been partly used for the first harvester. Would like these papers back sometime. AM'
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Classification
Agriculture & rural life, Crop management - harvesting, Strippers
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
205 mm (Width), 120 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Australian Innovations, Letters, Strippers, Innovation & Design, Harvesters, Stripper Harvesters