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Samurai storekeeper: David Pepper, owner of Okame Japanese Folk Art and Antiques store at Kensington Market, shows off an authentic samurai sword and manikin
Samurai storekeeper: David Pepper, owner of Okame Japanese Folk Art and Antiques store at Kensington Market, shows off an authentic samurai sword and manikin

Samurai storekeeper: David Pepper, owner of Okame Japanese Folk Art and Antiques store at Kensington Market, shows off an authentic samurai sword and manikin

Date12/15/1981
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0132006F
Ancient samurai sword goes home. Major George Suzuki (left), a Japanese-Canadian intelligence officer in World War II, last night completed a personal centennial project by handing centuries-old Samurai sword over to Japanese Vice-Consul Tamotsu Furuta fo
Ancient samurai sword goes home. Major George Suzuki (left), a Japanese-Canadian intelligence officer in World War II, last night completed a personal centennial project by handing centuries-old Samurai sword over to Japanese Vice-Consul Tamotsu Furuta fo
11/1/1967
Art Nouveau silver flower bowl is examined by Frank Frankfurter (left) owner of the World of Antiques on King St
Art Nouveau silver flower bowl is examined by Frank Frankfurter (left) owner of the World of Antiques on King St
2/8/1971
Furniture sleuth: Phil Dunning, curator of Montgomery's Inn, has a sharp eye for antiques and can explain how he knows this chair is authentic early Canadian piece - he took it apart and made sure the screws were old, too.
Furniture sleuth: Phil Dunning, curator of Montgomery's Inn, has a sharp eye for antiques and can explain how he knows this chair is authentic early Canadian piece - he took it apart and made sure the screws were old, too.
1/3/1980
Refinishing pine tool moulds is just one of the projects 27-year-old Bill Don has taken on since he and he and his wife Bev decided to fulfil his life's dream, to run their own store. Ardith One, on Yonge St., features antiques and artifacts the pair has collected over the past two years. The young couple say that mixing marriage and business has given them something to work on for the rest of their lives.
Refinishing pine tool moulds is just one of the projects 27-year-old Bill Don has taken on since he and he and his wife Bev decided to fulfil his life's dream, to run their own store. Ardith One, on Yonge St., features antiques and artifacts the pair has collected over the past two years. The young couple say that mixing marriage and business has given them something to work on for the rest of their lives.
8/1/1973
Scott Craigie. To laymen they're known as window dressers. But aesthete Scott Craigie calls himself a display manager. As the man in charge of windows and in - store displays for exclusive Hazelton Lanes, Craigie creates ever-changing window fantasies for a dozen boutiques. Inspired by travel and unusual props - anything can be used as a prop, from newspapers to antiques - Craigie likes to create windows that draw attention to the merchandise without being distracting. [Incomplete]
Scott Craigie. To laymen they're known as window dressers. But aesthete Scott Craigie calls himself a display manager. As the man in charge of windows and in - store displays for exclusive Hazelton Lanes, Craigie creates ever-changing window fantasies for a dozen boutiques. Inspired by travel and unusual props - anything can be used as a prop, from newspapers to antiques - Craigie likes to create windows that draw attention to the merchandise without being distracting. [Incomplete]
1/26/1982
Helmeted sculptures, Linda Paulocik, curator of the Station Gallery in Whitby, looks over 'Self Portrait' (right) and 'Samurai' sculptures by Don Bonh(...)
Helmeted sculptures, Linda Paulocik, curator of the Station Gallery in Whitby, looks over 'Self Portrait' (right) and 'Samurai' sculptures by Don Bonh(...)
11/2/1989
Untainted Produce, David Suarez, propietor of Chicaro Organic Green Grocers, complains that publicity about Kensington market being filled with pesticide sprays damages reputation of stores such as his, which sells organically grown produce
Untainted Produce, David Suarez, propietor of Chicaro Organic Green Grocers, complains that publicity about Kensington market being filled with pesticide sprays damages reputation of stores such as his, which sells organically grown produce
10/27/1988
Real treasure: Bill Riordan helps raise money for Family Services of Southwest York Region by doing what he does best - selling antiques.
Real treasure: Bill Riordan helps raise money for Family Services of Southwest York Region by doing what he does best - selling antiques.
1/16/1992
Dana L Sweeny poses in front of the collection of antiques he brought with him from Nova Scotia. Most are English.
Dana L Sweeny poses in front of the collection of antiques he brought with him from Nova Scotia. Most are English.
3/18/1969
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon H. McCullough of Etobicoke admire the two Cornelius Kriefhoff paintings that cost them $17,000 at the Collectors' Choice auction at the St. Lawrence Hall last night. The auction was estimted to have raised close to $50,000 for the National Ballet School scholarship fund. The bidding was fast and furious as Metro's 400 went all out for the paintings and antiques.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon H. McCullough of Etobicoke admire the two Cornelius Kriefhoff paintings that cost them $17,000 at the Collectors' Choice auction at the St. Lawrence Hall last night. The auction was estimted to have raised close to $50,000 for the National Ballet School scholarship fund. The bidding was fast and furious as Metro's 400 went all out for the paintings and antiques.
10/24/1968
Taking aim along the barrel of one cannon, Clarence I, Scott shows off the collection of 23 minature antique cannons he has collected over the past seven years
Taking aim along the barrel of one cannon, Clarence I, Scott shows off the collection of 23 minature antique cannons he has collected over the past seven years
8/1/1972
Tofu very much: Dickson Chu, who runs the Fong On Foods store in Kensington Market, has been making tofu for more than 40 years.
Tofu very much: Dickson Chu, who runs the Fong On Foods store in Kensington Market, has been making tofu for more than 40 years.
9/4/1992