Description of Content
A Fordson-powered 'W' type auto header - a self propelled grain harvester developed at the Sunshine factory. Note the spirals on the left and right have reverse actions so enabling the crop to be fed directly into the grain elevator.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Place & Date Depicted
Sunshine Harvester Works, Sunshine, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oct 1924
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Manufacturer of Item Depicted
H.V. McKay Pty Ltd, Sunshine Harvester Works, Sunshine, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1924
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Model Name or Number
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Brand Names
SUNSHINE (Auto Header Harvesters) , FORDSON (Internal Combustion Engines)
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment, Auto header harvesters
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Type of item
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Keywords
Agricultural Equipment, Grain Harvesting Equipment, Self Propelled Equipment