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Heartfelt bids. Some 300 people attended charity auction last night for Covenant House centre for homeless youths. Jacket with Madonna cost Denise Ris(...)
Heartfelt bids. Some 300 people attended charity auction last night for Covenant House centre for homeless youths. Jacket with Madonna cost Denise Ris(...)

Heartfelt bids. Some 300 people attended charity auction last night for Covenant House centre for homeless youths. Jacket with Madonna cost Denise Ris(...)

Date2/21/1993
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Original Toronto Star caption: Heartfelt bids. Some 300 people attended charity auction last night for Covenant House centre for homeless youths. Jacket with Madonna cost Denise Rishworth and Patricia Longlade $400; Tim Williams bid $1,700 for ZZ Top guitar; Lloyd Nishimur paid $350 for Elvis jacket.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0002595F
Seeking bids. Dave Sharp works to heat up the bidding on a dump truck at an auction sale held yesterday by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, in Bolton. It wa(...)
Seeking bids. Dave Sharp works to heat up the bidding on a dump truck at an auction sale held yesterday by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, in Bolton. It wa(...)
12/12/1991
An Auctioneer in cowboy hat calls for bids as two men hold up the chair he's selling
An Auctioneer in cowboy hat calls for bids as two men hold up the chair he's selling
5/27/1973
What am I bid?. The Snail Lady, a composition study owned by Toller Cranston, was on the auction block
What am I bid?. The Snail Lady, a composition study owned by Toller Cranston, was on the auction block
6/25/1991
Low-cost transportation. Ching Chen, 40, tries out a bicycle he bought yesterdat for a mere $15 at the Metro Toronto police auction of unclaimed goods(...)
Low-cost transportation. Ching Chen, 40, tries out a bicycle he bought yesterdat for a mere $15 at the Metro Toronto police auction of unclaimed goods(...)
3/4/1993
There were plenty of buyers on hand last night at the opening of the two-day auction of paintings by Sotheby's at Simpson's Arcadian Court - but the t(...)
There were plenty of buyers on hand last night at the opening of the two-day auction of paintings by Sotheby's at Simpson's Arcadian Court - but the t(...)
10/27/1969
Whether the visitors were watching the action (like the people at left) or huddling in a conference, the $1 million auction of used construction equip(...)
Whether the visitors were watching the action (like the people at left) or huddling in a conference, the $1 million auction of used construction equip(...)
8/8/1974
A rococo ormolu clock, oriental rug and an antique bust are typical of the items that are for sale at Toronto's auction houses
A rococo ormolu clock, oriental rug and an antique bust are typical of the items that are for sale at Toronto's auction houses
9/21/1987
Toronto auction mart., King St.: catalogue of law books, belonging to the estate of the late Chief Justice Macaulay. To be sold by auction, at the abo(...)
Toronto auction mart., King St.: catalogue of law books, belonging to the estate of the late Chief Justice Macaulay. To be sold by auction, at the abo(...)
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Above left, an antique table is hoisted onto the auction block by helpers at a Deveau auction
Above left, an antique table is hoisted onto the auction block by helpers at a Deveau auction
9/24/1987
Toronto auction mart, King Street
Toronto auction mart, King Street
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Catalogue of books, to be sold by public auction, at the subscriber's stores, no
Catalogue of books, to be sold by public auction, at the subscriber's stores, no
1864
Toronto auction mart., King Street : catalogue of medical & miscellaneous books, the library of the late Dr. Widmer, surgical instruments, &c. To be s(...)
Toronto auction mart., King Street : catalogue of medical & miscellaneous books, the library of the late Dr. Widmer, surgical instruments, &c. To be s(...)
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