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McCormick advertising sign
- Spirited
- About the exhibition
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Stories and objects
- Between horses and people
- In a new country
- On the station
- At the farm
- Along the road
- Around the town
- At the track
- Through the city
- On the battlefield
- In body and spirit
- After death
- On the open range
- In the ring and on the field
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Objects
- 'Barcoo' poley saddle
- 'Trotters at Randwick'
- 1866 Melbourne Cup
- Agricultural medals
- Best coaching stallion medal
- Boer War equipment
- Lantern slide
- Can of 'Horsielicious'
- Cavallo (horsemeat) labels
- Cobb and Co. ledger
- Cowey family photographs
- Double Abbott-style buggy
- Farm Life quilt
- Harrison McGregor & Co chaffcutter
- Hitching post
- Homemade packsaddle
- Inscribed pocket watch
- John McDouall Stuart's watch
- Junius Cup
- Ladies' grooming set
- Memento of 'Rainbow'
- Miss Faithfull's side-saddle
- Model sulky
- Molly Goodall FJ Holden
- Parts of Phar Lap's heart
- Peter Pan 1934 Melbourne Cup trophy
- Phar Lap collection
- Ranken family coach
- Ringmaster Phillip Wirth's crop
- ST Gill printing block
- Saw Doctor's wagon
- Scrimshaw powder horn
- Silent Conversation
- Solomon Solution poster
- Stockman's Akubra hat
- Sunshine Harvester
- Tabletop wagon
- Tom Quilty Gold Cup
- Toy horse 'Jackson'
- Toy rocking horse
- Wire horse hobbles
Horsedrawn farm equipment
Horses performed a variety of jobs on Australian farms, enabling agricultural production to increase steadily from the early 19th century.
Horses could work harder and pull much heavier loads than farmhands, and work faster and longer than oxen.
As horses became more common on Australian farms, agricultural machinery manufacturers developed equipment to harness their strength and stamina and improve the efficiency of crop production.
From Chicago to Adelaide
This embossed tin sign shows the range of horsedrawn farm equipment made by McCormick in Chicago and sold by McLean Bros & Rigg in Adelaide.
It shows horses pulling a daisy reaper, mower with reaping attachment, binder, mower and hay rake.