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H.V. McKay Sunshine Collection
Image: Trade Literature - Hugh V. McKay, Sunshine Farm Implements, circa 1915
Source: Museum Victoria
The McKay collection is regarded as one of the most significant industrial heritage collections in Australia. It began with donations from Hugh Victor McKay in the early decades of the 20th century, and a number of important family donations were made during the 1960s. The largest donation came as the result of an employee at the Sunshine Harvester Works rescuing material from a dumpster in the 1980s. The collection ranges from the 1880s to the most recent agricultural developments. It features more than 15,000 photographs, 750 films, more than 6,000 trade publications, working models of equipment, a rare Sunshine model 'A' tractor, company archives and the original blacksmith shop where the first stripper harvester was made at Drummartin.
- Related Narratives
The Sunshine Harvester Works, Sunshine, Victoria, Australia- Hugh V. McKay, Agricultural Implement & Machinery Manufacturer, Ballarat & Sunshine, Victoria
- H.V McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd
- Massey-Ferguson (Aust.) Ltd., Agricultural & Construction Equipment Manufacturers & Importers, Sunshine, Victoria
- Sunshine Stripper Harvester
- McKay's Brandnames
- Origin of the 'Sunshine' Brandname
- Bibliography
- Hugh V. McKay, Agricultural Implement & Machinery Manufacturer, Ballarat & Sunshine, Victoria
Items per page: 10 50 (showing 31 - 40) 105 items
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Catalogue - H.V. McKay Massey Harris, Sunshine & Massey Harris, 'Modern Farm Machinery', 1 ...
Details the range of machinery provided by the McKay Massey Harris company during the early war years. Labour saving devices such as 'one man control' where a farmer could operate the t ...
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Trade Literature - H.V. McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd, Harrows, 1952
Publicity flyer for "Sunjump Stump-Jump Harrows" was printed in limited colour in October 1952. The cover page includes a photograph of a tractor, blue background. The second page inc ...
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Parts List - H.V. McKay Massey Harris, 'Sunrow Planter', 1942
Booklet containing a list of duplicate parts for the Sunrow Planter. The cover references the Sunshine Harvester Works and lists the Australian Branches and Distributors. Information in ...
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Publicity Brochure - H.V. McKay Massey Harris, 'The Sunshine, Auto Header', 1939
Product catalogue for "The Sunshine Auto Header", 26 pages, photographs, published in June 1939. Front cover reads: "The Machine that Established a Record by Harvesting 3,300 Bushels o ...
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Service Manual - H.V. McKay Massey Harris, SUNFEED, Model No.1 & No. 2, Grinding Mill, 194 ...
A small format booklet described as ?Service Manual? for the SUNFEED Grinding Mill, Model No.1 and Model No.2. The publication contains: Safety First Assembly Lubrication ...
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Brochure - Hugh V. McKay, Chaffcutters, 1920
Details the benefit if the Sunshine chaffcutter. The availability of shields and cover is heavily featured, emphasising the dangerous nature of much agricultural work. The machine was ...
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Parts List - H.V. McKay Massey Harris, 'Sunglint', 1950
Booklet containing a list of duplicate parts for the Sunglint Single Furrow Mouldboard Plough. The cover references the Sunshine Harvester Works and lists the Australian Branches and Di ...
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Descriptive Booklet - Hugh V. McKay, The Header Harvester, circa 1920
Illustrated booklet, titled "The Sunshine Header Harvester". Front cover illustrated with coloured drawing of the Header Harvester. 32 pages, photographs and line drawings. Inside fron ...
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Catalogue - H. V. McKay, Sunshine Petrol Engines, circa 1913
Front cover shows a coloured line drawing of a Sunshine petrol engine. Catalogue features a range of photographs demonstrating the range of uses in the field, including a photograph of ...
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Catalogue - H.V. McKay Massey Harris, 'Sunshine & Massey Harris Farm Implements', Victoria ...
The catalogue contains descriptions and images of various farming machinery for tillage (ie cultivators, ploughs and tooth harrows), seeding and fertilising, harvesting, dairying, pastu ...
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