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Swiss twist: This 65-foot canvas sofa, manufactured at the Scarborough firm, Sede-Nienkemper Manufacturing Inc
Swiss twist: This 65-foot canvas sofa, manufactured at the Scarborough firm, Sede-Nienkemper Manufacturing Inc

Swiss twist: This 65-foot canvas sofa, manufactured at the Scarborough firm, Sede-Nienkemper Manufacturing Inc

Date11/28/1979
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0131548F
Scaled-down style: Above, striped cotton Jacob Jr. logo tank, $19.99, and navy cotton canvas shorts $ 24.99, both from Jacob's new line for girls in sizes 7.14. Right, Jacob president Joey Basmaji of Montreal.
Scaled-down style: Above, striped cotton Jacob Jr. logo tank, $19.99, and navy cotton canvas shorts $ 24.99, both from Jacob's new line for girls in sizes 7.14. Right, Jacob president Joey Basmaji of Montreal.
5/28/1987
Art Work: John Doherty of Port Hope at the Sportsmen's Show displays handpainted work done in watercolor and Ink on bone, leather, wood and canvas.
Art Work: John Doherty of Port Hope at the Sportsmen's Show displays handpainted work done in watercolor and Ink on bone, leather, wood and canvas.
3/11/1993
Alex Bleakley relaxes with the old and new in his apartment in renovated downtown house. The interior designer says classic designs of any era can be mixed if surroundings are muted in color. In background is antique mantle clock contrasting with modern design of fabric-covered canvas.
Alex Bleakley relaxes with the old and new in his apartment in renovated downtown house. The interior designer says classic designs of any era can be mixed if surroundings are muted in color. In background is antique mantle clock contrasting with modern design of fabric-covered canvas.
8/20/1971
Checking the loft on wood they have manufactured are Tom, left, and Nick Torkos, two brothers who came to Canada from Greece in 1950s and last year opened custom golf club manufacturing business
Checking the loft on wood they have manufactured are Tom, left, and Nick Torkos, two brothers who came to Canada from Greece in 1950s and last year opened custom golf club manufacturing business
1/20/1976
His own supplier: Grant Darbyson shows workers how to press seam in new manufacturing quarters which supply two thirds of the clothing sold in his 33-store chain Darby's Great Hang-Ups Ltd. and Foxmoor Inc. The building, an old paint factory, is located o
His own supplier: Grant Darbyson shows workers how to press seam in new manufacturing quarters which supply two thirds of the clothing sold in his 33-store chain Darby's Great Hang-Ups Ltd. and Foxmoor Inc. The building, an old paint factory, is located o
8/16/1979
Down to the wire: Fred Berlet, president of Fleck Manufacturing Inc. of Centralia, says there's no poing in reopening old wounds caused by a notorious 1978 strike.
Down to the wire: Fred Berlet, president of Fleck Manufacturing Inc. of Centralia, says there's no poing in reopening old wounds caused by a notorious 1978 strike.
4/25/1983
Painter Norval Morriseau used to sell a 4-by-6-foot canvas for $5 for aa bottle of wine in his bad days but I don't need an alcohol high or a drug hig(...)
Painter Norval Morriseau used to sell a 4-by-6-foot canvas for $5 for aa bottle of wine in his bad days but I don't need an alcohol high or a drug hig(...)
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Off his feet: William Gerth, designer and vice-president of manufacturing at Waterloo Spring Co. Ltd., relaxes in one of his firm's products. His company, which designs and manufactures springs and mechanisms for furniture such as bed-chesterfields, displ
Off his feet: William Gerth, designer and vice-president of manufacturing at Waterloo Spring Co. Ltd., relaxes in one of his firm's products. His company, which designs and manufactures springs and mechanisms for furniture such as bed-chesterfields, displ
4/10/1982
Careful melange: Studio/showplace of design team Frank Thibodeau (far left) and Stephen Bailey features a combination of contemporary, antique and art deco pieces, above, with black sofa sections designed by Bailey used as accents
Careful melange: Studio/showplace of design team Frank Thibodeau (far left) and Stephen Bailey features a combination of contemporary, antique and art deco pieces, above, with black sofa sections designed by Bailey used as accents
5/28/1981
One-Room apartment can be a versatile living space, interior designer Stephen Cohen proved when he decorated his won studio apartment. He designed the sofa-bed with gray flannel upholstery and a white quilted cover. Window shades and the wicker chair are in a tortoise-shell pattern.
One-Room apartment can be a versatile living space, interior designer Stephen Cohen proved when he decorated his won studio apartment. He designed the sofa-bed with gray flannel upholstery and a white quilted cover. Window shades and the wicker chair are in a tortoise-shell pattern.
10/24/1975
Den delight: Interior designer Bryon Patton of L'Image Design (above), who worked with the Forrests on the condo's interior, relaxes in the den, featuring traditional sofa updated with nubby natural linen, and with fur throw and cushions
Den delight: Interior designer Bryon Patton of L'Image Design (above), who worked with the Forrests on the condo's interior, relaxes in the den, featuring traditional sofa updated with nubby natural linen, and with fur throw and cushions
9/29/1981
Saving city hall on canvas, Lawyers leaving Osgoode Hall for lunch stop to study the work of artist Guttorn Otto as he puts the old city hall on canvas
Saving city hall on canvas, Lawyers leaving Osgoode Hall for lunch stop to study the work of artist Guttorn Otto as he puts the old city hall on canvas
12/29/1965