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Mrs. Reading converted the old chicken coop into a store, Inside it's been renovated into a Tudor style where iron work, antiques are sold
Mrs. Reading converted the old chicken coop into a store, Inside it's been renovated into a Tudor style where iron work, antiques are sold

Mrs. Reading converted the old chicken coop into a store, Inside it's been renovated into a Tudor style where iron work, antiques are sold

Date10/29/1966
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Original Toronto Star caption: Mrs. Reading converted the old chicken coop into a store; Inside it's been renovated into a Tudor style where iron work; antiques are sold.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0106655F
Refinishing pine tool moulds is just one of the projects 27-year-old Bill Don has taken on since he and he and his wife Bev decided to fulfil his life's dream, to run their own store. Ardith One, on Yonge St., features antiques and artifacts the pair has collected over the past two years. The young couple say that mixing marriage and business has given them something to work on for the rest of their lives.
Refinishing pine tool moulds is just one of the projects 27-year-old Bill Don has taken on since he and he and his wife Bev decided to fulfil his life's dream, to run their own store. Ardith One, on Yonge St., features antiques and artifacts the pair has collected over the past two years. The young couple say that mixing marriage and business has given them something to work on for the rest of their lives.
8/1/1973
Working in a turkey coop that has been converted to the Marzo Glove Company, Ilic Marzo die-cuts glove forms from sheets of leather
Working in a turkey coop that has been converted to the Marzo Glove Company, Ilic Marzo die-cuts glove forms from sheets of leather
3/21/1972
An old chicken coop became the family chapel for the Madsens, who bought Cherry Hill Farm, in Unionville, remodelled the coop as a reverednd setting f(...)
An old chicken coop became the family chapel for the Madsens, who bought Cherry Hill Farm, in Unionville, remodelled the coop as a reverednd setting f(...)
7/25/1974
This chicken coop in Richmond Hill has been home to Marika Madjaroff, 76, for past 10 years
This chicken coop in Richmond Hill has been home to Marika Madjaroff, 76, for past 10 years
4/10/1972
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon H. McCullough of Etobicoke admire the two Cornelius Kriefhoff paintings that cost them $17,000 at the Collectors' Choice auction at the St. Lawrence Hall last night. The auction was estimted to have raised close to $50,000 for the National Ballet School scholarship fund. The bidding was fast and furious as Metro's 400 went all out for the paintings and antiques.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon H. McCullough of Etobicoke admire the two Cornelius Kriefhoff paintings that cost them $17,000 at the Collectors' Choice auction at the St. Lawrence Hall last night. The auction was estimted to have raised close to $50,000 for the National Ballet School scholarship fund. The bidding was fast and furious as Metro's 400 went all out for the paintings and antiques.
10/24/1968
An early Canadian knife box. Mrs. Fowler hunts for bargains in antiques at flea markets and in smaller shops
An early Canadian knife box. Mrs. Fowler hunts for bargains in antiques at flea markets and in smaller shops
1/25/1973
Hockey lawyer Alan Eagleson feels at home in the Tudor-style den he decorated for the Home Show because it's copied from his own. He added three of hi(...)
Hockey lawyer Alan Eagleson feels at home in the Tudor-style den he decorated for the Home Show because it's copied from his own. He added three of hi(...)
4/5/1974
Darrell day, 29, trained to be a mechanical engineer but is happy with his new career as proprietor of this paint store on Parliament St. He enjoys being his own boss and may renovate the old building in the future. Day is fond of variety-he has worked as an extra in films, renovated houses, sold heating equipment.
Darrell day, 29, trained to be a mechanical engineer but is happy with his new career as proprietor of this paint store on Parliament St. He enjoys being his own boss and may renovate the old building in the future. Day is fond of variety-he has worked as an extra in films, renovated houses, sold heating equipment.
1/21/1974
Samurai storekeeper: David Pepper, owner of Okame Japanese Folk Art and Antiques store at Kensington Market, shows off an authentic samurai sword and manikin
Samurai storekeeper: David Pepper, owner of Okame Japanese Folk Art and Antiques store at Kensington Market, shows off an authentic samurai sword and manikin
12/15/1981
Scott Craigie. To laymen they're known as window dressers. But aesthete Scott Craigie calls himself a display manager. As the man in charge of windows and in - store displays for exclusive Hazelton Lanes, Craigie creates ever-changing window fantasies for a dozen boutiques. Inspired by travel and unusual props - anything can be used as a prop, from newspapers to antiques - Craigie likes to create windows that draw attention to the merchandise without being distracting. [Incomplete]
Scott Craigie. To laymen they're known as window dressers. But aesthete Scott Craigie calls himself a display manager. As the man in charge of windows and in - store displays for exclusive Hazelton Lanes, Craigie creates ever-changing window fantasies for a dozen boutiques. Inspired by travel and unusual props - anything can be used as a prop, from newspapers to antiques - Craigie likes to create windows that draw attention to the merchandise without being distracting. [Incomplete]
1/26/1982
Mrs. Reading saved chicken rests to use as goods stands, Mrs. S. McDonough of the Toronto Wimodausis club overlooks some gift items
Mrs. Reading saved chicken rests to use as goods stands, Mrs. S. McDonough of the Toronto Wimodausis club overlooks some gift items
10/29/1966
The late Paul Keller, a Toronto engineer, renovated this minister's home of the 1840s to turn a bleak shell into luxury home, Mrs. K.L. Reading, the p(...)
The late Paul Keller, a Toronto engineer, renovated this minister's home of the 1840s to turn a bleak shell into luxury home, Mrs. K.L. Reading, the p(...)
10/29/1966