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Tea, anyone? Samuel Twining, ninth-generation heir to the world's oldest tea dynasty, poured cuppas at the opening of a new tea lounge in Toronto
Tea, anyone? Samuel Twining, ninth-generation heir to the world's oldest tea dynasty, poured cuppas at the opening of a new tea lounge in Toronto

Tea, anyone? Samuel Twining, ninth-generation heir to the world's oldest tea dynasty, poured cuppas at the opening of a new tea lounge in Toronto

Date5/3/1980
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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_0135098F
A tea first: Ninth-generation heir to the Twining tea dynasty, Sam Twining is served one of the elaborate courses containing tea by Niels Kjeldsen, executive chef of the Four Seasons hotel, at Truffles
A tea first: Ninth-generation heir to the Twining tea dynasty, Sam Twining is served one of the elaborate courses containing tea by Niels Kjeldsen, executive chef of the Four Seasons hotel, at Truffles
3/24/1981
Tea for two: Jonathan Smith, curator at the Burlington Cultural Centre, with two of the ceramic tea pots on display until Sept
Tea for two: Jonathan Smith, curator at the Burlington Cultural Centre, with two of the ceramic tea pots on display until Sept
6/1/1988
John McIntyre, curator of Ontario at Home, a new exhibition at the ROM, boils water for tea on his vintage electric range circa 1950.
John McIntyre, curator of Ontario at Home, a new exhibition at the ROM, boils water for tea on his vintage electric range circa 1950.
10/23/1987
Not his cup of tea: Stuart Daw dines in the Toronto-Dominion Centre before leaving Canada. Though he still has an apartment in Etobicoke, his job is in Florida. He says Canadian federal government restricitions hamstring men of the mind - entrepeneurs like himself who are society's producers.
Not his cup of tea: Stuart Daw dines in the Toronto-Dominion Centre before leaving Canada. Though he still has an apartment in Etobicoke, his job is in Florida. He says Canadian federal government restricitions hamstring men of the mind - entrepeneurs like himself who are society's producers.
9/15/1977
Big Jim Leeson parks his Cessna Skyplane, zips up his jacket and goes to pay a house call. By flying, Wiarton's Dr. Leeson figures he's beaten one of the biggest problems facing the progessive rural doctor today: Isolation from his colleagues and the big city medical centres. With his Cessna he can hop down to Toronto in an hour for a lecture. Still, he admits, a rural practice might not be every doctor's cup of tea, I'm a farm boy myself...I'm used to it, he says.
Big Jim Leeson parks his Cessna Skyplane, zips up his jacket and goes to pay a house call. By flying, Wiarton's Dr. Leeson figures he's beaten one of the biggest problems facing the progessive rural doctor today: Isolation from his colleagues and the big city medical centres. With his Cessna he can hop down to Toronto in an hour for a lecture. Still, he admits, a rural practice might not be every doctor's cup of tea, I'm a farm boy myself...I'm used to it, he says.
3/10/1970
Renting tea cups, tractors all in a day's work for Peter Manahan
Renting tea cups, tractors all in a day's work for Peter Manahan
10/2/1978
Duncan McLean of Waddington's, the McLean family business, and Amy Harney say auctioneering is their cup of tea
Duncan McLean of Waddington's, the McLean family business, and Amy Harney say auctioneering is their cup of tea
11/21/1991
Esmond Skidmore, in shorts on a cold winter morning, sits at plano inside his Lake St. Peter tea room that features homemade butter tarts.
Esmond Skidmore, in shorts on a cold winter morning, sits at plano inside his Lake St. Peter tea room that features homemade butter tarts.
1/17/1985
Dean of tea men is how 77-year-old Sid Kinnell of Glenaden Ave
Dean of tea men is how 77-year-old Sid Kinnell of Glenaden Ave
12/30/1976
Chinese herballst: Edward Chu holds a pair of dried lizards in one hand and manipulates his abacus with the other in his Spadina Ave. shop. The male and female lizards, which cost $20 a pair, aremade into tea to increase virility. Beside Chu is a mannequin showing acupunture points.
Chinese herballst: Edward Chu holds a pair of dried lizards in one hand and manipulates his abacus with the other in his Spadina Ave. shop. The male and female lizards, which cost $20 a pair, aremade into tea to increase virility. Beside Chu is a mannequin showing acupunture points.
6/8/1984
Family affair: Some 40,000 Canadians buy pipes, cigars, tobacco, tea, coffee and vitamins through the Mississauga mail-order business run by Harold McKay, his wife Grace and daughter Catharine
Family affair: Some 40,000 Canadians buy pipes, cigars, tobacco, tea, coffee and vitamins through the Mississauga mail-order business run by Harold McKay, his wife Grace and daughter Catharine
7/19/1983
TV personality Adrienne Clarkson decided on this elegant tea gown for last night's after-theatre party, attended by some of the theatrical world's biggest names
TV personality Adrienne Clarkson decided on this elegant tea gown for last night's after-theatre party, attended by some of the theatrical world's biggest names
8/22/1967