Summary
Black and white photograph of a man operating a battery-powered forklift. He is loading a charge of pre-packed white-iron castings into the malleable-iron furnace for treatment. The furnace process took seven days to convert white-iron castings into malleable-iron castings. The forklift was made in the H.V McKay Massey Harris Sunshine factory.
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 a forklift which is about to unload a a charge of pre-packed white iron castings into a furnace. 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.
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Collecting Areas
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Place & Date Depicted
Devonshire Road, Sunshine, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oct 1941
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment, Industrial equipment
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Type of item
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Keywords
Factories, Fork Lifts, Machines, Manufacturing Workers, Annealing Stoves
