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Getting the lead out: Restoring antique silver is a way of life for silversmith Michael Surman (foreground) and his assistant Nicholas Stirling
Getting the lead out: Restoring antique silver is a way of life for silversmith Michael Surman (foreground) and his assistant Nicholas Stirling

Getting the lead out: Restoring antique silver is a way of life for silversmith Michael Surman (foreground) and his assistant Nicholas Stirling

Date6/9/1987
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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_0134548F
Old cars come out like new. Restoring antique cars is the hobby and the business of Ron Fawcett of Whitby leading on a 1956 Thunderbird under the Harvard trainer mounted on the roof. Fawcett has restored cars for museums in Ottawa. Oshawa and Niagara Fall
Old cars come out like new. Restoring antique cars is the hobby and the business of Ron Fawcett of Whitby leading on a 1956 Thunderbird under the Harvard trainer mounted on the roof. Fawcett has restored cars for museums in Ottawa. Oshawa and Niagara Fall
11/3/1975
Husband and wife team: Silversmiths Paula and Michael letki open their expanded jewelry studio and showroom at 26 Baldwin St
Husband and wife team: Silversmiths Paula and Michael letki open their expanded jewelry studio and showroom at 26 Baldwin St
5/21/1986
Ron Fawcett has been hooked on cars longer than he can remember and he's worked painstakingly over the years restoring dozens of antique and classic models on the outskirts of Whitby.
Ron Fawcett has been hooked on cars longer than he can remember and he's worked painstakingly over the years restoring dozens of antique and classic models on the outskirts of Whitby.
1/2/1969
Fenton's president Nicholas Pearce, right, wasn't sure he approved of the paparazzi lurking outside his door
Fenton's president Nicholas Pearce, right, wasn't sure he approved of the paparazzi lurking outside his door
3/12/1982
Rescue mission: Master artisan George Franciscy and his wife, Hanna, right, work, with former art teacher Krisztina Meuring on restoring a European still life painted around 1909
Rescue mission: Master artisan George Franciscy and his wife, Hanna, right, work, with former art teacher Krisztina Meuring on restoring a European still life painted around 1909
3/21/1991
Living the sweet life: Revelling in their first day of a millionaire's vacation, Karen and Kenneth Sagar of Stirling enjoy dinner at Pier 4 restaurant yesterday
Living the sweet life: Revelling in their first day of a millionaire's vacation, Karen and Kenneth Sagar of Stirling enjoy dinner at Pier 4 restaurant yesterday
10/26/1981
Up with the old: Egyptian curator Nicholas Millet has decided to liven up mummy exhibit as Rom director John McNeill, left seeks some pizzazz.
Up with the old: Egyptian curator Nicholas Millet has decided to liven up mummy exhibit as Rom director John McNeill, left seeks some pizzazz.
3/27/1991
Ordinary people can best help defuse tensions between Communist countries and the free world, Nicholas Korponay believes
Ordinary people can best help defuse tensions between Communist countries and the free world, Nicholas Korponay believes
7/5/1985
Singing family: Ren and Suzanne Elgie sing at Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church with their children, from left, Christopher, 8, Justin, 10, Angela, 12, Victor, 9 and Nicholas, 6. The family lives for nine months of the year in a poor area of Pueblo, Mexico.
Singing family: Ren and Suzanne Elgie sing at Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church with their children, from left, Christopher, 8, Justin, 10, Angela, 12, Victor, 9 and Nicholas, 6. The family lives for nine months of the year in a poor area of Pueblo, Mexico.
7/4/1985
Nicholas Psarros
Nicholas Psarros
12/2/1993
Colonel Hall: A full colonel, Nicholas Hall of Whitby oversees the army's reserve section
Colonel Hall: A full colonel, Nicholas Hall of Whitby oversees the army's reserve section
10/1/1982
Rosanne Lopers-Sweetman and Bob Sweetman, both students, waited 10 months for a subsidized day-care space for Nicholas, 18 months.
Rosanne Lopers-Sweetman and Bob Sweetman, both students, waited 10 months for a subsidized day-care space for Nicholas, 18 months.
5/27/1987