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John and Doreen Mac Phail
John and Doreen Mac Phail

John and Doreen Mac Phail

Date1/4/1995
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0130227F
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
Video memories: Journalist Paul McLaughlin conducts a video-taped interview with his mother-in-law Doreen Splawinski for his daughter Arianna
Video memories: Journalist Paul McLaughlin conducts a video-taped interview with his mother-in-law Doreen Splawinski for his daughter Arianna
9/26/1987
Widow Doreen Tanghe lost her job and now fears she'll lose her house. New parents Neville and Loretta D'Souza can't afford to buy anything but food.
Widow Doreen Tanghe lost her job and now fears she'll lose her house. New parents Neville and Loretta D'Souza can't afford to buy anything but food.
11/6/1991
Mike Taylor (left) and Doreen Haddeaux & Alec Caspi
Mike Taylor (left) and Doreen Haddeaux & Alec Caspi
2/3/1998
Mac McCutcheon. Retiring from Varsity
Mac McCutcheon. Retiring from Varsity
4/1/1971
One of many: Mac's Milk at 2231 Victoria Park Ave. Is one of about 615 convenience stores controlled by Silcorp.
One of many: Mac's Milk at 2231 Victoria Park Ave. Is one of about 615 convenience stores controlled by Silcorp.
3/26/1993
Jose Diaz Rodriguez, now owner of a TV repair shop in Toronto, was a boy when the Mac-Paps fought in Spain.
Jose Diaz Rodriguez, now owner of a TV repair shop in Toronto, was a boy when the Mac-Paps fought in Spain.
10/25/1990
Selling uniqueness: Mac McDonald, owner of the Lepidopterist Gallery, which specializes in exotic butterflies mounted under glass, calls Elm St
Selling uniqueness: Mac McDonald, owner of the Lepidopterist Gallery, which specializes in exotic butterflies mounted under glass, calls Elm St
8/5/1986
Long-term plans: Mac Makarchuk, left, checks out the keel and bow frame for his 130-foot-long Great Lakes cruise ship being built by Duratug Shipyards Ltd
Long-term plans: Mac Makarchuk, left, checks out the keel and bow frame for his 130-foot-long Great Lakes cruise ship being built by Duratug Shipyards Ltd
6/29/1988
Mac Hunter
Mac Hunter
2/1/1996
Mac Sprowl: The retirement of Halton's sheriff after 28 years on the job marks the end of a tradition with roots in biblical times
Mac Sprowl: The retirement of Halton's sheriff after 28 years on the job marks the end of a tradition with roots in biblical times
4/1/1992
Mac award was won by The Fig Leaf boutique in London
Mac award was won by The Fig Leaf boutique in London
10/17/1971