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Retirement hobby: Sixty-eight-year-old retired mechanical engineer Albert Allen can spend up to 250 hours completing his finely detailed wooden clock cabinets
Retirement hobby: Sixty-eight-year-old retired mechanical engineer Albert Allen can spend up to 250 hours completing his finely detailed wooden clock cabinets

Retirement hobby: Sixty-eight-year-old retired mechanical engineer Albert Allen can spend up to 250 hours completing his finely detailed wooden clock cabinets

Date7/26/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: Retirement hobby: Sixty-eight-year-old retired mechanical engineer Albert Allen can spend up to 250 hours completing his finely detailed wooden clock cabinets.
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Madelon Muir uses magnifying glass while making finely detailed jewelry
Madelon Muir uses magnifying glass while making finely detailed jewelry
1/24/1979
Retired Railroader, Alfred Bunker, who died this week, built and ran a 9-foot scale model of the engine he operated as an engineer and fireman for Canadian Pacific for 44 years. He started out cleaning engines 11 hours a day.
Retired Railroader, Alfred Bunker, who died this week, built and ran a 9-foot scale model of the engine he operated as an engineer and fireman for Canadian Pacific for 44 years. He started out cleaning engines 11 hours a day.
8/9/1973
Timely move: Frank Dromi of Oakville, a mechanical engineer, spent three months designing the Man Clock in the Great Hall of Trilium Terminal 3.
Timely move: Frank Dromi of Oakville, a mechanical engineer, spent three months designing the Man Clock in the Great Hall of Trilium Terminal 3.
2/27/1991
Some people really enjoy old age-They try new things: It depends on you as to whether you enjoy or recent years after retirement
Some people really enjoy old age-They try new things: It depends on you as to whether you enjoy or recent years after retirement
4/3/1963
When he steps out pulpit, Rev. W. E. Wilson hopes to step right into his garage where he can roll up his sleeves and spend more time at hobby of tinke(...)
When he steps out pulpit, Rev. W. E. Wilson hopes to step right into his garage where he can roll up his sleeves and spend more time at hobby of tinke(...)
5/17/1977
James Nourse: Mathematician and chemist says completing the Rubik's Cube puzzle was a matter of pride for him and led to 4 1/2 hours of obsessive work before he got it
James Nourse: Mathematician and chemist says completing the Rubik's Cube puzzle was a matter of pride for him and led to 4 1/2 hours of obsessive work before he got it
7/31/1981
Oh, my aching feet. Oshawa Mayor Jim Potticary gets his feet soothed by Sesame Street's Big Bird after completing 200 laps in three hours in the Oshaw(...)
Oh, my aching feet. Oshawa Mayor Jim Potticary gets his feet soothed by Sesame Street's Big Bird after completing 200 laps in three hours in the Oshaw(...)
10/4/1977
A clock to mark a century, Veda McKinnon celebrated her hundredth birthday yesterday and was given this clock by fellow residents of Scarborough's Cen(...)
A clock to mark a century, Veda McKinnon celebrated her hundredth birthday yesterday and was given this clock by fellow residents of Scarborough's Cen(...)
1/16/1978
Old-time timepiece. Lloyd Hovey puts the finishing touches on exact replica of a 150-year-old Columbus clock with wooden works. He is one of 15 Metro (...)
Old-time timepiece. Lloyd Hovey puts the finishing touches on exact replica of a 150-year-old Columbus clock with wooden works. He is one of 15 Metro (...)
2/27/1969
Image shows a group of people standing in front of the waterfront buildings' model on the desk.
$250 Million Harbor Square project is detailed for Metro officials today by Ottawa builder Robert Campeau, who points out the features on tabletop mod(...)
2/3/1969
Bertha and Norman Cowan started planning 10 years ago. Both have developed their creative talents and taken up new hobbies for retirement
Bertha and Norman Cowan started planning 10 years ago. Both have developed their creative talents and taken up new hobbies for retirement
5/5/1976
Unbridled enjoyment: William Clark, 90, who makes intricate leather harnesses for ceramic horses as a hobby, poses with his pride and joy -- a six-horse team complete with wagon
Unbridled enjoyment: William Clark, 90, who makes intricate leather harnesses for ceramic horses as a hobby, poses with his pride and joy -- a six-horse team complete with wagon
3/3/1988