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Ed Noble and his $800 Vibrotoner that's used by the stars.
Ed Noble and his $800 Vibrotoner that's used by the stars.

Ed Noble and his $800 Vibrotoner that's used by the stars.

Date10/14/1980
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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_0131583F
Meticulous handcrafting: That's what keeps renowned architects and major developers knocking on Ed Cotton's door. His model for Fidinam Inc. of a 37-storey tower in Chicago's banking district involved sculpting to scale elaborate 90-year-old carvings on its first three floors.
Meticulous handcrafting: That's what keeps renowned architects and major developers knocking on Ed Cotton's door. His model for Fidinam Inc. of a 37-storey tower in Chicago's banking district involved sculpting to scale elaborate 90-year-old carvings on its first three floors.
11/8/1983
Posing as a 35-year-old Forest Hill married woman seeking a private adoption, Star staff writer, Doris Hopper, chats with Metro Lawyer Irving Copeland in his office. Copeland said he has handled 1,400 private adoptions in 18 years of practice as a lawyer as a lawyer and charges fees of $800 to $1,000 for his services. He said he has travelled widely to bring babies to Metro. I've travelled as far as St. John's and Vancouver. he said.
Posing as a 35-year-old Forest Hill married woman seeking a private adoption, Star staff writer, Doris Hopper, chats with Metro Lawyer Irving Copeland in his office. Copeland said he has handled 1,400 private adoptions in 18 years of practice as a lawyer as a lawyer and charges fees of $800 to $1,000 for his services. He said he has travelled widely to bring babies to Metro. I've travelled as far as St. John's and Vancouver. he said.
3/23/1978
Soft sell: Interactive chief Joseph Koenig developed software that's now out in five languages and used from Seneca College to Harvard University.
Soft sell: Interactive chief Joseph Koenig developed software that's now out in five languages and used from Seneca College to Harvard University.
2/17/1996
World's dullest lecturer? No, when Michael Church's students doze off in his evening course on relaxation at Seneca College, that's proof of his success. Church says that virtually everyone has trouble handling stress.
World's dullest lecturer? No, when Michael Church's students doze off in his evening course on relaxation at Seneca College, that's proof of his success. Church says that virtually everyone has trouble handling stress.
8/5/1982
Bonanza split: From Christmas shopping to something outrageous - that's what's planned by these lucky winners for the $1,400 they each won in The Star's Bingo contest
Bonanza split: From Christmas shopping to something outrageous - that's what's planned by these lucky winners for the $1,400 they each won in The Star's Bingo contest
11/22/1982
Touch Toronto!, That's the winner of The Sunday Star's Metro slogan contest, which the judges said was, well, er
Touch Toronto!, That's the winner of The Sunday Star's Metro slogan contest, which the judges said was, well, er
10/15/1982
Gourmet gardener: Nick Manchisi, assistant maitre d' at Creighton's, feeds his family from a small backyard garden plot that's chock full of summery vegetables
Gourmet gardener: Nick Manchisi, assistant maitre d' at Creighton's, feeds his family from a small backyard garden plot that's chock full of summery vegetables
8/15/1979
It's his baby: Howard Malchy, 24, teamed with Winnipeg school buddy Barry Adleman, 25, to turn out What's Happening, a news-on-your-place-mat idea that's quickly spreading in Toronto restaurants
It's his baby: Howard Malchy, 24, teamed with Winnipeg school buddy Barry Adleman, 25, to turn out What's Happening, a news-on-your-place-mat idea that's quickly spreading in Toronto restaurants
4/22/1970
Just park it: Greg Cotreau doesn't have much time for long-distance bicycle riding any more. That's because he's too busy spreading the word about the bicycle storage system his business is built around. The device was designed by a retired RCMP sergeant, Terry Smith, and it promises to end the clutter of bikes parked every which way.
Just park it: Greg Cotreau doesn't have much time for long-distance bicycle riding any more. That's because he's too busy spreading the word about the bicycle storage system his business is built around. The device was designed by a retired RCMP sergeant, Terry Smith, and it promises to end the clutter of bikes parked every which way.
3/10/1989
Now that's storage! Ralph Devine says he originally started out renting his huge shipping containers to the growing number of families stuck for storage space because they have to move out of their old homes before the new ones are ready.
Now that's storage! Ralph Devine says he originally started out renting his huge shipping containers to the growing number of families stuck for storage space because they have to move out of their old homes before the new ones are ready.
11/18/1986
Posing in front of his company's billboard, John Milnes, owner of Milnes Fuel Oils Ltd., sees nothing that's likely to raise oil prices.
Posing in front of his company's billboard, John Milnes, owner of Milnes Fuel Oils Ltd., sees nothing that's likely to raise oil prices.
10/30/1991
Not a businessman but a practical idea man - that's self-assessment of designer Robert Coo, shown at work in office on Queen's Quay near York St. Coo admits North America isn't yet ready for his bicycle design.
Not a businessman but a practical idea man - that's self-assessment of designer Robert Coo, shown at work in office on Queen's Quay near York St. Coo admits North America isn't yet ready for his bicycle design.
9/19/1974