Summary
Model of two furrow "Sunray" disc plough, manufactured by H.V. McKay Pty. Ltd., Sunshine, Victoria, Australia, about 1928. Model made by H.V. McKay, Sunshine, Victoria.
Part of the H. V. McKay Collection. which includes an extensive collection of business records and private papers relating the H.V. McKay and his enterprise.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from H.V. McKay Pty Ltd, 15 Nov 1928
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Manufacturer
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Modelmaker
H.V. McKay Pty Ltd, Sunshine, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1928
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Brand Names
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Classification
Agriculture & rural life, Crop management - ploughing, Model disc ploughs
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
66 cm (Length), 40 cm (Width), 41 cm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
660 mm (Length), 460 mm (Width), 410 mm (Height)
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References
[Link 1] Viewed 7.5.09. [Link 2] Viewed 7.5.09. Perry, Warren. 'The Science Museum of Victoria'.
[Article] Dale-Hallett, Liza, et al. 'The McKay Collection', in Rasmussen, Carolyn. A Museum for the People: A History of Museum Victoria and its predecesors, 1854-2000. pp.271-273., 2001
[Article] 2003. "Resurrecting the Sunshine Harvester Works: Re-presenting and Reinterpreting the Experience of Industrial Work in Twentieth-Century Australia", Labour History., 2003
[Article] Dale-Hallett, Liza. 2004. "Collecting by Stealth: the HV McKay Collection", Museum Victoria Magazine., 2004
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Keywords
Agriculture, Industrial Design, Innovation & Design, Ploughs
