JK Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 i am posting a new topic i hope it is new anyway and even though i have nothing to post yet i would love to see machinery brochures collected by members out there post up an example of the nicest brochure you have seen and maybe why you think it is so attractive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordTractorCrazy Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 i have many brochures but to pick out a few nice ones, i have to show the following 3: every single one represents a line of brochures that were made in a similar style.. it also shows the improvement of printing and pictures over the years 1. 1947-1950 - the Ford machinery was drawed and given a red colour to make it show better 2. 1954-1960 - the brochures were more colourful(addition of yellow mostly) but still the machinery was mostly drawn and emphasized with colours.. 3. beginning of the 1970's - actual pictures are being used, but these pictures are taken of big fields where the attention automatically goes to the machinery because of the way the photos were taken. more than just showing the model.. the pictures were not mere snapshots but seemed to be studio-made.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JK Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 MASSEY FERGUSON 168 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JK Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 THE MASSEY FERGUSON 168 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Great topic... now you CANNOT ask me this question... I've been through my whole collection... and I've tried to narrow it down as best I can - As you all know by now ( ) - all my stuff is MF related... My main area of interest is 58 to about the mid 80's really... So... without further ado... my top picks are these (for the reasons stated)... My very favourite style (if I had to pick one)... is the early French style brochures in this format... This is a combine one as well.. I don't have anywhere near enough of this style... I think Rory has got them all from memory... I also like some of the older more rare stuff which tells some of MF's early history.... here is the first cane harvester ever to be invented (Australian)... just look at the photo * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Now then.... Early UK stuff as well... any brochure depicting the 'MF wave' - a lot of period brochures of the time had the driver doing this (rather funny looking) wave.. Here is another nice brochure with a bit of 'old school' farming in it.. and again... And the real old stuff here.... and again... (this is a great style.... I've not seen any other brochures that look like this one) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Another old school brochure that I am fond of... once again for it's history rather than the content (although I love the layout) How about this for a look too.... the new silver cabbed 700 series combines... This is a nice 'clean' brochure... makes the tractor look great from this angle... This one is dear to my heart.... I remember the storeman from Weatherheads had 'hidden it' away for me under the counter mat - they only had the one brochure sent through (before the tractor had made it here) - I must have read this 1000 times as a child... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I really must make this my last post... I could go on all day (and post pretty much all of my collection) :D So.. 'and finally' Another picture I love.. once again reminding me of my youth... This style of hinkler cabbed tractors are my favourite models of all time too... so I had to chuck this one in... and finally..... who could resists this lovely old picture as well... So... sorry to have 'barged in' and taken up a lot of space... but I can't help myself... and you did ask :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 come on... lets see some of your then people... I was looking forward to this topic growing :'( :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massey Boy Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Ok my favorite brochure out of my small collection is this International one as its kinda funny and it just looks like some proper effot been put into to it to make it looks nice Hope the pictures arnt too big Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massey Boy Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Last two And my other faviote is the 500 seris one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JK Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JK Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 some more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JK Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 quality not great but will work on it how do you manage to post that amount of pictures in the one topic i can only post two at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 We use photobucket JK... it's much better... Here is a link to the hints and tips section... http://www.farmtoysforum.com/forum/index.php?board=140.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 These in from Mr R Day.... what a lovely collection too I've got some... but I could do with being locked in Rory's office for an hour or so... and NOT be frisked on the way out :D Are the French ones full range brochures Rory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPR Models Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Love this brochure with the whole Volvo family 1976 :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JK Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 David Brown Case 1970 s brochure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rorsday Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Lord F Yes, the MF Dernieries are full range, the black one from the 1976-77 period is easily the best...it's amazing....plus it has a picture of all the MF French brochures that were available at the time. Regards R Day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Here's a few favourites of mine, I currently have around 250 brochures in my collection, mostly containing literature that friends have donated to me, knowing i'm such a keen machinery enthusiast. I do remember when I was a bit younger, filling out a card on a Construction News plant supplement to receive brochures from all kinds of manufacturers, which I did. However I don't think my Dad bargained for all the phone calls from sales men trying to convince him to buy anything from an enourmous Manitowoc crawler crane to a little Ausa dumper. A couple of recent gifts from a friend were these two combine harvester brochures, The MF 440 is really nice with a fantastic schematic drawing for the centre spread, never seen a 440 in real life either. More combines this time from the New Holland stable, and another machine i've never seen or heard much about, a TL58i. I seem to recall this machine could be a Laverda combine in yellow paint. A few classic tractors, really like the MB -Trac one with the dealer's stamp on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 A few nice ones there David - and I must say I do not have any of them apart from the 440 one :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 A few nice ones there David - and I must say I do not have any of them apart from the 440 one :'( Thanks Colm, although collecting models tends to take priority over books and literature I enjoy having items such as the ones above in my collection, especially brochures from the '80s and early '90s. More than half the brochures I have are of JCB machines thanks mainly to my Dad and I was given a bag full of New Holland stuff by a local agricultural college too, which i'm very appreciative of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Lord F Yes, the MF Dernieries are full range, the black one from the 1976-77 period is easily the best...it's amazing....plus it has a picture of all the MF French brochures that were available at the time. Regards R Day Niiiiice... thanks Rory... another one to add to my wish list then :'( :D - this collectin g malarky never gets any better does it \ :D - was the 592 about in 76-77 then ?? - never seen a brochure on that one sadly \ - I've seen a real one mind you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 that bonhill combine looks a intresting one walter,what year is that from mate?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 that bonhill combine looks a intresting one walter,what year is that from mate?? I was told it dates from the early '90s Sean, there's no actual date on the brochure itself though. I've never seen a Fortshritt combine harvester in Bonhill colours in the flesh, only a rape swather with the same type of cab as the combine. There was once a couple of older blue and white machines operating near me, I believe they were E514 models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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