Summary
A typewritten manuscript for part of the book "Cecil McKay: It wasn't all Sunshine", written by Marjory McKay (wife of Cecil), and published by The Hawthorn Press, 1974.
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.
Physical Description
Twelve sheets of off-white paper. Typewritten text in black ink, one side only. Handwritten annotations in blue ink. Faint pencilled numbers from 18 to 28 on eleven of the pages.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs. Cecil Newton McKay (nee Shaw), University of Melbourne Archives (The)
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Inscriptions
First page, top right corner, handwritten, blue ink: ' G 7.14 ' First page, handwritten, blue ink: ' Written by Mrs Marjorie McKay - possibly for her book "It wasn't all Sunshine" ' First page, typewritten: ' The 'man in the street' or the 'innocent abroad' too often regard only the end result of the inventor; they see his material success and benefits; envy, often unrecognized as such, invades their minds and their eyes are blinded to all the obstacles, the hardships and the unremitting courage which brought them through to their desired goal. ' [Further extensive text] Second page, handwritten, blue ink: ' Selected from Chapter 1. The Beginning ' Second page, typewritten: ' Let us imagine the excitement of the clan when, in February, 1884, the day dawned for the trial of his first stripper harvester - ' [Further extensive text]
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment, Company history
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Overall Dimensions
202 mm (Width), 253 mm (Height)
Above dimensions are for all of the sheets except for one which is sized 206mm wide by 315mm high.
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Keywords
Agricultural Machinery, Manufacturing, Inventors, Inventions, Biographies