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It cost him $900 to put together his 400-pound musical toy from brass plumbing pipe and other bits and pieces, says jeweller Stan Griffith of North York but a Louisiana circus has offered him $10,000 for his homemade calliope
It cost him $900 to put together his 400-pound musical toy from brass plumbing pipe and other bits and pieces, says jeweller Stan Griffith of North York but a Louisiana circus has offered him $10,000 for his homemade calliope

It cost him $900 to put together his 400-pound musical toy from brass plumbing pipe and other bits and pieces, says jeweller Stan Griffith of North York but a Louisiana circus has offered him $10,000 for his homemade calliope

Date9/10/1978
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Right, hairdresser Elmer Olsen is a bits and pieces dresser. He's paired puttee - style pants and polished brown cattle boots from his father's farm.
Right, hairdresser Elmer Olsen is a bits and pieces dresser. He's paired puttee - style pants and polished brown cattle boots from his father's farm.
3/8/1982
Modelling one of the wearable sculptures she makes out of old bits and pieces that most people throw out as garbage is Vancouver artist Evelyn Roth, w(...)
Modelling one of the wearable sculptures she makes out of old bits and pieces that most people throw out as garbage is Vancouver artist Evelyn Roth, w(...)
5/13/1975
Bits and pieces: Jewelry designer Stephen Stanish, left, shows charms and miscellaneous items ready for recycling
Bits and pieces: Jewelry designer Stephen Stanish, left, shows charms and miscellaneous items ready for recycling
2/9/1992
Carmen Cavallaro took to the keyboard at the Royal York's Imperial Room last night, getting his audience to dream along with him. His pieces are so we(...)
Carmen Cavallaro took to the keyboard at the Royal York's Imperial Room last night, getting his audience to dream along with him. His pieces are so we(...)
1/11/1971
Kim Snyder: Young Toronto jeweller shapes acrylic into elegant, unusual pieces of art.
Kim Snyder: Young Toronto jeweller shapes acrylic into elegant, unusual pieces of art.
4/25/1983
Circus parades through town, A pair of pretty outriders leads an 1897 calliope down Bay St
Circus parades through town, A pair of pretty outriders leads an 1897 calliope down Bay St
9/1/1971
Injured when a bank robber was blown to bits by his own bomb, Constable Don Milliard sits in a Kenora street, comforted by Constable Ken Richardson an(...)
Injured when a bank robber was blown to bits by his own bomb, Constable Don Milliard sits in a Kenora street, comforted by Constable Ken Richardson an(...)
5/10/1973
Fly-Tying Addict Bruce Roney is a school principal during his working day, but spends most free hours squinting at bits of feathers and fluff, and blending them into what he hopes will look tasty to trout
Fly-Tying Addict Bruce Roney is a school principal during his working day, but spends most free hours squinting at bits of feathers and fluff, and blending them into what he hopes will look tasty to trout
4/13/1977
Lewis fines has been offered a job now that he has new set of teeth which a denturist made for $125. He holds a mold of his former teeth, which he couldn't afford to have a dentist fix at $600 to $900.
Lewis fines has been offered a job now that he has new set of teeth which a denturist made for $125. He holds a mold of his former teeth, which he couldn't afford to have a dentist fix at $600 to $900.
5/13/1971
Piece of Jewelry gets expert appraisal from jeweller Russell Oliver, while his wife Barbara looks on, Owner of the gems may be surprised when Oliver tells her the value of her jewels today, since prices have skyrocketted
Piece of Jewelry gets expert appraisal from jeweller Russell Oliver, while his wife Barbara looks on, Owner of the gems may be surprised when Oliver tells her the value of her jewels today, since prices have skyrocketted
10/31/1974
Making his pitch: Reliever Tom Henke would probably like to terminate some of the Blue Jay brass after the disparaging remarks they made about him to arbitrator yesterday in Chicago
Making his pitch: Reliever Tom Henke would probably like to terminate some of the Blue Jay brass after the disparaging remarks they made about him to arbitrator yesterday in Chicago
4/18/1987
Flutter-tongued flute solo: Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson rewarded 10,000 faithfull fans with his flute specialty and a circus-like turn at the cymbals in concert at the Gardens last night
Flutter-tongued flute solo: Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson rewarded 10,000 faithfull fans with his flute specialty and a circus-like turn at the cymbals in concert at the Gardens last night
11/19/1987