Summary
Photocopies of handwritten letters written by John Bult during his travels on company business in Argentina in the period 9 December 1903 to 15 December 1904.
The letters provide an account of Bult's activities and progress around the country to start machines in various crops (linseed or flax, wheat, oats), often under difficult weather conditions and state of crop ripeness, and also for difficult customers. He reports on the performance of competitor machines, and dealings with local agents and workers. He also reports on alterations made to machines in order to deal with the local conditions. The majority of the letters are addressed to Mr. S. McKay, but some are also addressed to Mr Jack McDougall, Mr A. Lawson, Messrs Agar Cross & Co., and Mr H. V. McKay. He also reports the circumstances of the death of George Perry from a burst blood vessel while he was sufferring from a mild case of scarlatina.
Physical Description
37 sheets of glossy, white photocopy paper. Stapled in top left corner. Extensive handwritten text. Numbers printed in top right of each page.
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Acquisition Information
Loan & Subsequent Donation & Transfer from Mr. Vernon B. Bult, Old McKay Archives, Science & Technology Collection, Museum Victoria, 24 Jul 1973
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Inscriptions
First page, handwritten, pen: ' D 2/2/1 ' First page, copy: ' Gr Villagas Dec 10th 1903 / Mr S. McKay / Dear Sir / We arrived at Janenisch [sic, Jaenisch] Hros last night about 6 pm and as I said in the previous letter that I thought we would have some trouble with them, it has turned out to be true ' [Further extensive text]
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment, Correspondence
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overall dimensions
217 mm (Width), 5 mm (Depth), 355 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Agricultural Machinery, Manufacturing, Correspondence, Exports, Travel, Wheat, Flax, Oats, Harvesting Equipment, Handwriting, Scarlet Fever
