Mennonite people give up untold hours during the year to make items for the sale

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Mennonite people give up untold hours during the year to make items for the sale

Date5/21/1975

Names

Combs, Erin (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

FormatPicture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Mennonite people give up untold hours during the year to make items for the sale. Oliver Plummer, 64, is typical. He makes perfectly scaled, miniature pieces of furniture, which many collectors value highly.

Subject

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Object NumberTSPA_0026832F

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