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Two items Jack Himself Cohen won't sell are tiny china plates bearing picture of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill he paid 50 cents for 25years ago.
Two items Jack Himself Cohen won't sell are tiny china plates bearing picture of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill he paid 50 cents for 25years ago.

Two items Jack Himself Cohen won't sell are tiny china plates bearing picture of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill he paid 50 cents for 25years ago.

Date6/13/1972
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0126013F
Business booming: Allan Cohen of Grant's Jewellers on Church St. with some of the items that he has bought recently. One man brought in an exquisite emerald he'd paid $34,000 (U.S.) for 2 1/2 years ago. Cohen bought it - for a third of that. I'm looking for a 10 to 15 per cent profit on the stone, Cohen says.
Business booming: Allan Cohen of Grant's Jewellers on Church St. with some of the items that he has bought recently. One man brought in an exquisite emerald he'd paid $34,000 (U.S.) for 2 1/2 years ago. Cohen bought it - for a third of that. I'm looking for a 10 to 15 per cent profit on the stone, Cohen says.
9/16/1982
Doreen MacDonald picked up a toaster from a pile of battered appliances in the Qeen St. E. Soup-to-nuts junk store run by Jack Himself Cohen. One dollar. Himself said. Does it work? Doreen asked. I don't know. Why don't you plug it in and find out? All I do is sell as is. You won't plug it in? No. Doreen paid the $1 and once again proved Himself's credo: I don't polish anything. I learned my lesson when I polished the $25 special finish off a candelabra early in business. Since then I sell everything just as it is. [Incomplete]
Doreen MacDonald picked up a toaster from a pile of battered appliances in the Qeen St. E. Soup-to-nuts junk store run by Jack Himself Cohen. One dollar. Himself said. Does it work? Doreen asked. I don't know. Why don't you plug it in and find out? All I do is sell as is. You won't plug it in? No. Doreen paid the $1 and once again proved Himself's credo: I don't polish anything. I learned my lesson when I polished the $25 special finish off a candelabra early in business. Since then I sell everything just as it is. [Incomplete]
6/13/1972
Take your pick, Anyone wanting a unofficial souvenir of the Pope's September visit to Metro can spend 50 cents to over $400 on the myriad of items, as(...)
Take your pick, Anyone wanting a unofficial souvenir of the Pope's September visit to Metro can spend 50 cents to over $400 on the myriad of items, as(...)
7/13/1984
Mackenzie King, left, gave Winston Churchill the transcript of a seance with the spirit of Franklin Roosevelt
Mackenzie King, left, gave Winston Churchill the transcript of a seance with the spirit of Franklin Roosevelt
3/11/1976
Over The Years Canadians have seen the $1 bill, a 25-cent bill and coins worth 25 cents, 1 cent, $1 (the loony) and 50 cents. The 25-cent bill and 1-c(...)
Over The Years Canadians have seen the $1 bill, a 25-cent bill and coins worth 25 cents, 1 cent, $1 (the loony) and 50 cents. The 25-cent bill and 1-c(...)
8/24/1988
Film stars your home. Barry Cohen's firm videotapes your house and your possessions to simplify traumatic process of proving to insurance adjuster what items you've lost when you're hit by fire or a robbery
Film stars your home. Barry Cohen's firm videotapes your house and your possessions to simplify traumatic process of proving to insurance adjuster what items you've lost when you're hit by fire or a robbery
7/25/1984
Len Casey, program director of Ontario Place, says costs have escalated 50 per cent since 1971 at the $26-million waterfront entertainment showplace. Admission prices are going up 50 cents this year
Len Casey, program director of Ontario Place, says costs have escalated 50 per cent since 1971 at the $26-million waterfront entertainment showplace. Admission prices are going up 50 cents this year
5/5/1976
Brian Gray: Owner of a store that presents and sells newly invented items demonstrates the kindling splitter, Invented by Diana Richer of Oshawa.
Brian Gray: Owner of a store that presents and sells newly invented items demonstrates the kindling splitter, Invented by Diana Richer of Oshawa.
12/20/1990
It was 20 cents a pint when retiring bartender Jimmy Robertson, 71, first started slinging beer at the Winchester Hotel 43 years ago, and its now 70 cents
It was 20 cents a pint when retiring bartender Jimmy Robertson, 71, first started slinging beer at the Winchester Hotel 43 years ago, and its now 70 cents
7/11/1977
Enemy Aliens interned in Canada are paid 20 cents a day for their work cutting wood and improving campsites
Enemy Aliens interned in Canada are paid 20 cents a day for their work cutting wood and improving campsites
3/23/1940
$2.50 paid for a day's parking yesterday in the Toronto Parking Authority's underground garage at City Hall, but today it's 25 cents for each half hou(...)
$2.50 paid for a day's parking yesterday in the Toronto Parking Authority's underground garage at City Hall, but today it's 25 cents for each half hou(...)
1/31/1974
Decorative plates: A variety of antique plates, plus some he painted himself, are dramatically displayed in the den of artist and champion figure skater Toller Cranston
Decorative plates: A variety of antique plates, plus some he painted himself, are dramatically displayed in the den of artist and champion figure skater Toller Cranston
6/22/1987