Summary
Photograph of the interior of the Shafting Shop, a speciality shop used for the production of cold drawn and cold rolled steel, at the H.V. McKay Sunshine factory,
Photograph is located in an album: Volume No. 1: "Views of Factory and Branches" p.18. This is one of 25 albums that provide detailed visual documentation of the activities of the McKay enterprise.
This image forms part of the extensive H. V. McKay Sunshine Collection which includes images, business and personal archives, films, objects, trade publications and oral histories
Description of Content
Photo of the interior of the Sunshine factory, showing the equipment used for cold-drawing steel round-tube and bars to a precise diameter. Note the large steel gears and metal chains which were required for drawing the rod and tube through the sizing cutter-block.
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Place & Date Depicted
H.V. McKay, Sunshine Harvester Works, 2 Devonshire Road, Sunshine, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1910
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment, Factory interiors
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