Summary
An invoice issued by Kellow Motor Company to H. V. McKay of Braybrook, for a 20 HP Beeston Humber car complete with canopy, glass scree, lamps, jack, tools, and consumables (petrol, oil, tyre tubes). The purchase price was £531-13.
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
One single-sided, off-white, lined, watermarked sheet of paper. Printed letterhead with Coat of Arms in blue ink, stamped text in blue ink, and handwritten text in black ink. Red lines.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs. Cecil Newton McKay (nee Shaw), University of Melbourne Archives (The), circa 1970
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Watermark: ' Belair ' Letterhead: ' Established 1889 / TALBOTS / HUMBERS / WOLSELEYS / SIDDELEYS / FANHARDS / DE DIONS ', ' Dr to Kellow Motor Company ' Stamped: ' AUG 1 1907 ' Handwritten: ' H. V. McKay Esq. / Braybrook / 07 / July 16 20 H.P Beeston Humber Car complete / Canopy Glass Screen & 4 Lamps Jack / Pump, Tools / 2 Dunlop tubes 815 x 105 / 18 6 galls Petrol 8/6 1/2 gall Oil 2/6 / 2 galls petrol / 23 4 galls petrol 5/8 1 gall Oil 5/- / 26 10 lbs grease 7/6 1 tin Oil 5/- ' [Further text]
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment, Business records
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Overall Dimensions
210 mm (Width), 270 mm (Height)
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