Photograph - H.V. McKay Massey Harris, Sun Seed Drill, Keilor, 1951

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Summary:: Photograph of a Sun Seed and Fertilizer Drill. This image forms part of the H.V. McKay Old Archive, which includes personal correspondence, agreements, contracts, prospectus, company publications, photographs, information about staff and social activities, documents regarding farmers visits, articles and claim of invention for the sunshine harvester stripper and documents relating to McKay?s harvester works.
Description:: Black and white photograph.
Description Of Content:: Twelve Row Sun Drill drawn by Sunshine Massey Harris tractor sowing oats in the Keilor district, Victoria in June, 1951.
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Mr. Ron Doubleday - Massey Ferguson (Aust) Ltd, 1982

Discipline:	Technology
Dimensions:	165 mm (Height), 220 mm (Width)

Tagged with:	agricultural equipment, agricultural shows, promotions, tractors
Themes this item is part of:	Hugh V. McKay, Agricultural Implement & Machinery Manufacturer, Ballarat & Sunshine, Victoria, H.V. McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd, Agricultural Equipment Manufacturers & Importers, Sunshine, Victoria, H.V. McKay Sunshine Collection, Sustainable Futures Collection
Primary Classification:	AGRICULTURE & RURAL LIFE
Secondary Classification:	Crop Management - Seeding & Fertilising
Tertiary Classification:	seed & fertiliser drills
Inscriptions:	In blue type on back, '12 Row Sun Drill drawn by Sunshine Massey Harris tractor sowing oats in / the Keilor district, Victoria, June, 1951' In blue stamp pad ink, 'H.V.McKAY MASSEY HARRIS PTY LTD / SUNSHINE JUN 1951' 'H.V.McKAY MASSEY HARRIS PTY LTD / SUNSHINE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA / PHOTO. REG. JUN 1951'
Format:	Photograph: Black & White
Place & Date Depicted:	Keilor, Victoria, Australia, Jun 1951
Manufacturer of Item Depicted:	H.V. McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd, Sunshine, Victoria, Australia, 1951