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Loving care: Jacob Smith, above with a clock he started work on before Christmas, designs clock cases and often makes his own parts.
Loving care: Jacob Smith, above with a clock he started work on before Christmas, designs clock cases and often makes his own parts.

Loving care: Jacob Smith, above with a clock he started work on before Christmas, designs clock cases and often makes his own parts.

Date3/13/1989
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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_0134022F
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
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
Eye for perfection: Cabinetmaker Case DeGidts carefully checks his work on a table leg before assembling the parts.
Eye for perfection: Cabinetmaker Case DeGidts carefully checks his work on a table leg before assembling the parts.
12/18/1984
Reg Thorn, Strathroy, started out to buy eight grandfather clocks for niches in his recreation room and now, four years later, he has 300 antique cloc(...)
Reg Thorn, Strathroy, started out to buy eight grandfather clocks for niches in his recreation room and now, four years later, he has 300 antique cloc(...)
4/20/1972
Plastic clock is one of items turned out by the firm Harry Graham, 62, started six years ago. It's worth $4 million a year today, he says.
Plastic clock is one of items turned out by the firm Harry Graham, 62, started six years ago. It's worth $4 million a year today, he says.
10/1/1985
A specialist in underdog cases, Jack Pinkofsky often outrages his more conservative colleagues but he's been called one of the best and most concerned lawyers in the city
A specialist in underdog cases, Jack Pinkofsky often outrages his more conservative colleagues but he's been called one of the best and most concerned lawyers in the city
5/27/1981
Clockmaker Frank Maw of Buttonville and son Derek examine the grandfather's clock they created with antique wood and a 19th-century design
Clockmaker Frank Maw of Buttonville and son Derek examine the grandfather's clock they created with antique wood and a 19th-century design
3/10/1972
As several cases of malignant cholera, have appeared in the poor house, among the Military and in different parts of the town...
As several cases of malignant cholera, have appeared in the poor house, among the Military and in different parts of the town...
1834
He will Rock you Gerard Boileau carves rocking horses available at One Of A Kind Christmas Canadian Craft show and sale, from Nov. 26 to Dec. 6. The self-taught carver makes about 20 large horses a year.
He will Rock you Gerard Boileau carves rocking horses available at One Of A Kind Christmas Canadian Craft show and sale, from Nov. 26 to Dec. 6. The self-taught carver makes about 20 large horses a year.
11/8/1992
Financial thanks: Robert and Ann Corcoran showed their appreciation for the care given at York-Finch hopsital by donating a gift of $250,000 to the building fund. Corcoran owns a company in Mississauga that makes paint-finishing systems for industry.
Financial thanks: Robert and Ann Corcoran showed their appreciation for the care given at York-Finch hopsital by donating a gift of $250,000 to the building fund. Corcoran owns a company in Mississauga that makes paint-finishing systems for industry.
9/27/1989
Sunbathing time, Julie Baksa looks as if she doesn't particularly care what time is showing on the Old City Hall clock, because for her it's sunbathin(...)
Sunbathing time, Julie Baksa looks as if she doesn't particularly care what time is showing on the Old City Hall clock, because for her it's sunbathin(...)
7/16/1985
Making of good books is objective of Stan Bevington (above) and Victor Coleman, who operate Coach House Press in Toronto. In many cases, writers help design covers, choose type of paper for book
Making of good books is objective of Stan Bevington (above) and Victor Coleman, who operate Coach House Press in Toronto. In many cases, writers help design covers, choose type of paper for book
6/5/1973