Item MM 17897 Photograph - H.V. McKay Massey Harris, Man Driving Forklift, Sunshine, Victoria, Oct 1941

Summary

Black and white photograph of a H.V McKay Massey Harris employee driving a forklift in the Sunshine factory. The factory-made forklift shown here is loaded with boxes pre-packed with white-iron castings for treating in the malleable-iron furnace. The furnace process took sevendays to convert white-iron castings into malleable-iron castings.

This image is part of the McKay Sunshine Collection which includes photographs, film, artefacts, oral histories, documents and trade literature relating to the H.V. McKay enterprise, which subsequently became Massey Ferguson (Aust.) Ltd, agricultural implement manufacturer, importer and distributor, Sunshine, Victoria.

Description of Content

Man operating forklift which is carrying boxes. Fork truck made in factory: Oct 1941: The factory-made fork lift truck is shown here loaded with boxes pre-packed with white-iron castings for treating in the malleable-iron furnace. The furnace process took 7 days to convert white iron castings into malleable iron castings.