Skip to main content
Digital Archive Toronto Public Library Homepage
Mobile man: Creating individualized jigsaw puzzles is Paul Simpson's main occupation these days, but he also custom-makes mobiles for businesses and individual customers
Mobile man: Creating individualized jigsaw puzzles is Paul Simpson's main occupation these days, but he also custom-makes mobiles for businesses and individual customers

Mobile man: Creating individualized jigsaw puzzles is Paul Simpson's main occupation these days, but he also custom-makes mobiles for businesses and individual customers

Date3/30/1989
Names
FormatPicture
Medium
Language
ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0133811F
Pretty flower mobiles hang from the ceiling of Phase 1, while Fay and Earl Helland thoughtfully eye store display to see if it suits them.
Pretty flower mobiles hang from the ceiling of Phase 1, while Fay and Earl Helland thoughtfully eye store display to see if it suits them.
7/11/1967
Toys and puzzles, used to deal with special problems of perceptually handicapped children, are demonstrated by Alan Howarth at the private school he opened yesterday
Toys and puzzles, used to deal with special problems of perceptually handicapped children, are demonstrated by Alan Howarth at the private school he opened yesterday
2/3/1970
Puzzler: Tom Ransom has seen all kinds of puzzles - he has 3,000 in his collection - but this wooden take-apart one from Finland has him baffled
Puzzler: Tom Ransom has seen all kinds of puzzles - he has 3,000 in his collection - but this wooden take-apart one from Finland has him baffled
1/21/1981
Bob Gibson: President of Micromedia Ltd. says his firm can offer personal service to small businesses seeking information.
Bob Gibson: President of Micromedia Ltd. says his firm can offer personal service to small businesses seeking information.
10/1/1985
His town: Thanks in part to Victor Lee's vision, Chinese businesses, such as herbalists, restaurants, grocery stores, even a fashion designer, line Gerrard St
His town: Thanks in part to Victor Lee's vision, Chinese businesses, such as herbalists, restaurants, grocery stores, even a fashion designer, line Gerrard St
2/27/1992
Ways to cheat: Geoffrey Hale, policy director for the Canadian Organization of Small Businesses, says store owners can evade the tax man by ringing up no sale and pocketing the cash
Ways to cheat: Geoffrey Hale, policy director for the Canadian Organization of Small Businesses, says store owners can evade the tax man by ringing up no sale and pocketing the cash
3/19/1982
Peter Hermant: Paja chief says his firm retains related businesses.
Peter Hermant: Paja chief says his firm retains related businesses.
6/13/1988
Edwin Storey: The president of Canagrex, the new federal export agency for agricultural products, says he wants ideas and information from businesses to help him sell more non-grain food aboard
Edwin Storey: The president of Canagrex, the new federal export agency for agricultural products, says he wants ideas and information from businesses to help him sell more non-grain food aboard
1/31/1984
Unlikely halo: Fred Thompson stands beside supplies he has begged from businesses
Unlikely halo: Fred Thompson stands beside supplies he has begged from businesses
12/23/1985
Pyramid power: Robert Ringwald, at the top of the pyramid, is only 22 but he has two thriving businesses -- a window washing firm and a monthly campus magazine for York University students
Pyramid power: Robert Ringwald, at the top of the pyramid, is only 22 but he has two thriving businesses -- a window washing firm and a monthly campus magazine for York University students
6/13/1985
Slacking seizures: Tough times have forced commercial landlords to negotiate for back rent instead of evicting businesses - and that's hurting his business, says Al Stanley, who works with Dorie Wallace at Durham Balliff Services
Slacking seizures: Tough times have forced commercial landlords to negotiate for back rent instead of evicting businesses - and that's hurting his business, says Al Stanley, who works with Dorie Wallace at Durham Balliff Services
3/20/1992
Hidden benefit: Chartered accountant Steven Roth points out a generous tax break now available to small incorporated businesses.
Hidden benefit: Chartered accountant Steven Roth points out a generous tax break now available to small incorporated businesses.
3/24/1982