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John Sirna takes a hands-on approach to Tallor's Press Shop, his nine-year-old business on Bathurst St
John Sirna takes a hands-on approach to Tallor's Press Shop, his nine-year-old business on Bathurst St

John Sirna takes a hands-on approach to Tallor's Press Shop, his nine-year-old business on Bathurst St

Date5/25/1990
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0133879F
Moving into new home they had despaired of finding for their family of eight children, Albert Treadwell hands furniture down from top of truck to his wife Velma and daughter Vivian, 10, while son Gordon, 9, takes his tricycle
Moving into new home they had despaired of finding for their family of eight children, Albert Treadwell hands furniture down from top of truck to his wife Velma and daughter Vivian, 10, while son Gordon, 9, takes his tricycle
9/2/1968
No cap on sales: Business is booming at Fairlee Fruit Juice Ltd. John Dimos (front), his brothers peter (left) and Charles, and Ted Aiexopoulos (rear), all owners, have installed a hands-free bottling line at their company's plant in Etobicoke.
No cap on sales: Business is booming at Fairlee Fruit Juice Ltd. John Dimos (front), his brothers peter (left) and Charles, and Ted Aiexopoulos (rear), all owners, have installed a hands-free bottling line at their company's plant in Etobicoke.
11/6/1992
Changed times: The girlie pictures will soon be off the wall of Andrew Beierle's Sherbourne St. shop, as the 82-year-old barber hangs up his shears after 70 years in business.
Changed times: The girlie pictures will soon be off the wall of Andrew Beierle's Sherbourne St. shop, as the 82-year-old barber hangs up his shears after 70 years in business.
5/16/1981
Precision cut: Barber Joe Mager gives long-time customer Jimmy roszier, 73, a haicut in his faded, old-fashioned barber shop on Bathurst St
Precision cut: Barber Joe Mager gives long-time customer Jimmy roszier, 73, a haicut in his faded, old-fashioned barber shop on Bathurst St
5/14/1987
Wood carving is an art with Frank Conway, 66, who takes nearby 200 hours to carve a figure. Conway, of Willowdale, used a 17th century reference book to carve this printing press. His works are on display at the Bendale public library.
Wood carving is an art with Frank Conway, 66, who takes nearby 200 hours to carve a figure. Conway, of Willowdale, used a 17th century reference book to carve this printing press. His works are on display at the Bendale public library.
12/15/1970
Looking for a better way: Canadian Business Press president Allan Goldenberg says his group would rather use the mail service but the strikes, unreliable service - and now a coming rate increase - are too much to take
Looking for a better way: Canadian Business Press president Allan Goldenberg says his group would rather use the mail service but the strikes, unreliable service - and now a coming rate increase - are too much to take
11/3/1981
Clothing coup: Steven Levy, surrounded here by models Sharolyn Sparrow, June Round and Janyce Newman, takes the unique approach of surrounding Canada's fashion elite with thousands of customers at the Festival of Canadian Fashion
Clothing coup: Steven Levy, surrounded here by models Sharolyn Sparrow, June Round and Janyce Newman, takes the unique approach of surrounding Canada's fashion elite with thousands of customers at the Festival of Canadian Fashion
5/7/1986
The final cut: Bob Duguid, owner of the James D. Duguid butcher shop on Yonge St., is closing the 82-year-old business for good today.
The final cut: Bob Duguid, owner of the James D. Duguid butcher shop on Yonge St., is closing the 82-year-old business for good today.
12/30/1986
Sight for sore eyes: Harold Bayham, a 57-year-old Torontonian, has collected almost 14,000 pairs of cast-off eyeglasses, which he takes to give away to the poor people of the Dominican Republic. He started his project with a single magazine advertisement.
Sight for sore eyes: Harold Bayham, a 57-year-old Torontonian, has collected almost 14,000 pairs of cast-off eyeglasses, which he takes to give away to the poor people of the Dominican Republic. He started his project with a single magazine advertisement.
2/28/1977
A plant doctor who makes house calls is 25-year-old Brian Murphy, who sometimes takes a terminally wilting patient back to his apartment for round-the-clock care among the 60 plants already in residence
A plant doctor who makes house calls is 25-year-old Brian Murphy, who sometimes takes a terminally wilting patient back to his apartment for round-the-clock care among the 60 plants already in residence
5/29/1974
Is there a rickshaw in your future? The gasoline shortage doesn't bother Lorne Shields, a 30-year-old Downsview manufacturers' agent, as he takes his wife Suzanne and their daughters Jessica, 2, and Rebecca, 7 months, for a spin in the rickshaw be just imported from Taiwan to add to bicycle collection
Is there a rickshaw in your future? The gasoline shortage doesn't bother Lorne Shields, a 30-year-old Downsview manufacturers' agent, as he takes his wife Suzanne and their daughters Jessica, 2, and Rebecca, 7 months, for a spin in the rickshaw be just imported from Taiwan to add to bicycle collection
11/6/1973
On the job: Shawn McGrath is only 16 years old but he's already established his own business, Unicornn, delivering flyers by hand
On the job: Shawn McGrath is only 16 years old but he's already established his own business, Unicornn, delivering flyers by hand
6/12/1985