Description of Content
A 'W' type Fordson engine-powered auto header set-up to work as a stationary thresher. The comb front is removed and replaced by a chute to feed the crop into the drum. This photo is taken in the storage area behind the header-assembly floor.
More Information
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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, May 1928
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Manufacturer of Item Depicted
H.V. McKay Pty Ltd, Sunshine Harvester Works, Sunshine, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1928
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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
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Keywords
Agricultural Equipment, Factories, Grain Harvesting Equipment, Machinery Components, Machines, Self Propelled Harvesters, Threshing Equipment, Workers
