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Dr. Brone Petruson prepares to insert a device into Mel Switzer's nose to end his snoring, which is so loud it shattered world records.
Dr. Brone Petruson prepares to insert a device into Mel Switzer's nose to end his snoring, which is so loud it shattered world records.

Dr. Brone Petruson prepares to insert a device into Mel Switzer's nose to end his snoring, which is so loud it shattered world records.

Date12/3/1991
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0134598F
Eric Solomon: One of the owners of Switzer's surveys the changing streetscape.
Eric Solomon: One of the owners of Switzer's surveys the changing streetscape.
4/9/1991
Rye Guy: Co-owner Paul Dulberg serves up one of Switzer's famous overstuffed sandwiches on the dell's last day at its Spadina Ave. address.
Rye Guy: Co-owner Paul Dulberg serves up one of Switzer's famous overstuffed sandwiches on the dell's last day at its Spadina Ave. address.
9/15/1991
Dr. Anthony Graham, supervised by his celery-chewing son Mark, 3, prepares to stuff a salmon with spinach
Dr. Anthony Graham, supervised by his celery-chewing son Mark, 3, prepares to stuff a salmon with spinach
2/10/1978
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
Tired of seeing his advertising brochures end up in the waste basket, advertising man Gunter Nerlich has come up with a patented three-dimensional viewing device, which he is holding, above
Tired of seeing his advertising brochures end up in the waste basket, advertising man Gunter Nerlich has come up with a patented three-dimensional viewing device, which he is holding, above
6/28/1972
World shattered: Internationally known designers Stefan Siwinski and his wife, Krystyna Sadowska, are losing their studios and factory because of interest rates which skyrocketed from 6 to 20 per cent
World shattered: Internationally known designers Stefan Siwinski and his wife, Krystyna Sadowska, are losing their studios and factory because of interest rates which skyrocketed from 6 to 20 per cent
7/26/1982
Winding up: Mayor Mel Lastman prepares to hurl his slow curve ball during a chilly softball game in which players often slipped and fell on their way around the bases
Winding up: Mayor Mel Lastman prepares to hurl his slow curve ball during a chilly softball game in which players often slipped and fell on their way around the bases
2/14/1982
Laurie Price Inserts records into sleeves
Laurie Price Inserts records into sleeves
4/13/1984
Feet first: Ernie Whitt, left, of the Toronto Blue Jays, has an impression of his foot taken by Glenn Copeland, president of the Feet First store, which will offer physiotherapy for feet as well as sports shoes and custom-made shoe inserts.
Feet first: Ernie Whitt, left, of the Toronto Blue Jays, has an impression of his foot taken by Glenn Copeland, president of the Feet First store, which will offer physiotherapy for feet as well as sports shoes and custom-made shoe inserts.
1/21/1987
I just met a man who doesn't have a single complaint. Sik Kan Chung is 91. It took him 15 minutes to walk across the park to Woodgreen Community Centre from his place to meet me. Ten years ago it took him only 10 minutes. Another 10 years, maybe it will take half an hour, he said, laughing so hard his glasses slid down his nose. [Incomplete]
I just met a man who doesn't have a single complaint. Sik Kan Chung is 91. It took him 15 minutes to walk across the park to Woodgreen Community Centre from his place to meet me. Ten years ago it took him only 10 minutes. Another 10 years, maybe it will take half an hour, he said, laughing so hard his glasses slid down his nose. [Incomplete]
5/26/1984
Frozen meals, enough for one person for six days, are checked by Pierre DeSerres, founder of Diet Care, which prepares and sells the meals at shop on Dundas St. W.
Frozen meals, enough for one person for six days, are checked by Pierre DeSerres, founder of Diet Care, which prepares and sells the meals at shop on Dundas St. W.
2/3/1976
Humber college athletic director Harry Pasternak prepares to throw a basketball to Loran Seifried at the opening of the institution's new sports centre yesterday which is covered by a huge air bubble
Humber college athletic director Harry Pasternak prepares to throw a basketball to Loran Seifried at the opening of the institution's new sports centre yesterday which is covered by a huge air bubble
11/8/1971