Summary
Early combine or complete harvester built to the design patented in 1885 by brothers Hugh Victor McKay & John McKay, of Drummartin, and manufactured for McKay Bros., of Sandhurst (now Bendigo), Victoria, circa 1887-1888. Probably one of 25 patent harvesters built under contract for McKay Bros, by G.F. Pickles & Son's Carriage Works, Sandhurst, between August and December 1887.
The design was a predecessor of H.V. McKay's later 'Sunshine' harvester design of 1893.
Description of Content
[Noted on machine] 'By royal letters patent McKay Bros., Sandhurst'.
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Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
A sign mounted on the rear of the machine reads: 'BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT / - McKAY BROS. - / SANDHURST'. Caption in original album: 'EARLY SUNSHINE HARVESTER'
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment, Stripper harvesters
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Keywords
Agricultural & Farming Organisations, Agricultural Equipment, Agricultural Implements, Agriculture, Harvesters, Innovation & Design, Innovations, Inventions, Rural Life, Stripper Harvesters, Trades, Working Life
