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Auction act: Clete Dalton's quick quips squeeze bids up from $375,000 starting point.
Auction act: Clete Dalton's quick quips squeeze bids up from $375,000 starting point.

Auction act: Clete Dalton's quick quips squeeze bids up from $375,000 starting point.

Date4/30/1993
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0126414F
Keeping his image informal, Prime Minister Lester Pearson claps his hand over his face under a barrage of giggles and quips last night at a fishstick-(...)
Keeping his image informal, Prime Minister Lester Pearson claps his hand over his face under a barrage of giggles and quips last night at a fishstick-(...)
4/3/1968
Seeking bids. Dave Sharp works to heat up the bidding on a dump truck at an auction sale held yesterday by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, in Bolton. It wa(...)
Seeking bids. Dave Sharp works to heat up the bidding on a dump truck at an auction sale held yesterday by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, in Bolton. It wa(...)
12/12/1991
It doesn't work: Ken McLennan, standing, with draftsman Everton Martin, says competitive bids on construction contracts -- intended to keep prices down for taxpayers and businesses -- have the opposite effect
It doesn't work: Ken McLennan, standing, with draftsman Everton Martin, says competitive bids on construction contracts -- intended to keep prices down for taxpayers and businesses -- have the opposite effect
5/29/1980
Heartfelt bids. Some 300 people attended charity auction last night for Covenant House centre for homeless youths. Jacket with Madonna cost Denise Ris(...)
Heartfelt bids. Some 300 people attended charity auction last night for Covenant House centre for homeless youths. Jacket with Madonna cost Denise Ris(...)
2/21/1993
Present from past: Sandy Thain stands outside the luxury home he created by dismantling two historic 19th century log homes and rebuilding them into a $375,000 luxury dwelling overlooking the Kleinburg golf course
Present from past: Sandy Thain stands outside the luxury home he created by dismantling two historic 19th century log homes and rebuilding them into a $375,000 luxury dwelling overlooking the Kleinburg golf course
8/24/1982
David Braide, a vice-president of Canadian Industries Ltd. and likely next chairman of Canadian Chamber of Commerce, says governments are starting to follow suggestions of business world. He says the chamber can accomplish a lot working quietly with, rather than against, governments, and hearing their point of view.
David Braide, a vice-president of Canadian Industries Ltd. and likely next chairman of Canadian Chamber of Commerce, says governments are starting to follow suggestions of business world. He says the chamber can accomplish a lot working quietly with, rather than against, governments, and hearing their point of view.
8/31/1978
An Auctioneer in cowboy hat calls for bids as two men hold up the chair he's selling
An Auctioneer in cowboy hat calls for bids as two men hold up the chair he's selling
5/27/1973
Below, Marcus O'Hara, owner of The Squeeze Club restaurant, has 2,000 squeeze toys
Below, Marcus O'Hara, owner of The Squeeze Club restaurant, has 2,000 squeeze toys
8/23/1989
On the run: Sean, 8 (foreground), and (from left) Kevin, 11, Mac, 11, Steven, 10, and Chris, 12 squeeze in meals between activities.
On the run: Sean, 8 (foreground), and (from left) Kevin, 11, Mac, 11, Steven, 10, and Chris, 12 squeeze in meals between activities.
1/15/1991
Image shows two ships unloading cargo.
Harbor bids for a 1969 record. Two ships, the Israeli freighter Netyana, and the Jadro, from Yugoslavia, unload cargo at Pier 27 on Toronto's waterfro(...)
5/27/1969
Ever-Green: Unsightly patches get a quick touch up with Robert Hodgins' spary color
Ever-Green: Unsightly patches get a quick touch up with Robert Hodgins' spary color
6/4/1989
Everything fits: That's as it should be - Ken Cummings is the teacher and if he can't do it right, everyone's in trouble. Cummings instructs in furniture design at Humber College and teaches his students to strive for a combination of good looks and practicality. Students are quick to pick this up, he says.
Everything fits: That's as it should be - Ken Cummings is the teacher and if he can't do it right, everyone's in trouble. Cummings instructs in furniture design at Humber College and teaches his students to strive for a combination of good looks and practicality. Students are quick to pick this up, he says.
8/13/1979