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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 41 - 50) 105 items
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Catalogue - H.V. McKay, 'Sunshine Farm Implements', Victoria, circa 1918
Product catalogue, 'Sunshine Farm Implements', 1915-1920. Front page of the object depicts a romantic Australian landscape, including green fields. The document is 36 pages, printed in ...
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Publicity Brochure - H. V. McKay, 'The Albion Binders & Mowers', circa 1912
Marketing brochure for the British-made Albion binders and mowers. The first page includes details that H.V. McKay were the 'sole agent for Australia and Tasmania' as well as informatio ...
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Catalogue - H.V. McKay, 'Sunshine Harvester Works', Agricultural Implements, circa 1907
'H.V. McKay, Sunshine Harvester Works, Sunshine/The Largest and Best-Equipped Agricultural Implement Works in Australasia'. 32 pages, illustrated with line drawings and photographs of ...
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Catalogue - H.V. McKay, Sunshine, Australian Farm Machinery, 1922
Pocket size booklet presenting a summary guide of the complete product range manufactured, imported and dsitributed by H.V. McKay's Sunshine Harvester Works and the firm's various inte ...
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Catalogue - H. V. McKay, Agricultural Implements, Sunshine, circa 1924
The aptly named "Sunshine in the Orchard" booklet features a colour drawing of a sunny day in the orchard with wispy clouds and blossoms and a farmer driving a horse drawn orchard ploug ...
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Publicity Leaflet - H.V. McKay Massey Harris, 'Massey Harris Tractor', 1934
One side of this fold-out leaflet showcases the special features of the tractor "which make it dependable in operation and economical in upkeep". It includes detailed cut-out diagrams o ...
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Price List - H.V. McKay, Queensland, 1909
A pocket sized price list of the "SUN" Line of Harvesting, Tilling, Cultivating, Seeding, and other Agricultural Implements, Machines and Farm Accessories. Each product has a detailed i ...
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Price List - H.V. McKay Massey Harris, Victoria, 1945
A book format price list of Farm Machinery in Victoria. This publication has a soft cardboard cover with watermark printing and title on the front. Printed engravings on the rear show a ...
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Catalogue - H.V.McKay, SUNSHINE Machinery and Implements Catalogue, circa 1906
Octavo sized stapled booklet with protective cardboard covers. Cover of booklet features an orange sun with 'Sunshine' emblazoned across this. The top of each page features a narrow bl ...
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Catalogue - H.V. McKay, 'Sun' Farm Implements, Sunshine, Victoria, circa 1912
Contains detailed illustrations of a broad range of equipment and the H.V. McKay factory in Sunshine. The cover is a deep purple with green text and white illustration of the 'Sun flowe ...
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