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To Keep an Ontario craft alive, Ken Spratley is making oval baskets in a style developed by Ontario farmers in the late 1800s, turning out as many as (...)
To Keep an Ontario craft alive, Ken Spratley is making oval baskets in a style developed by Ontario farmers in the late 1800s, turning out as many as (...)

To Keep an Ontario craft alive, Ken Spratley is making oval baskets in a style developed by Ontario farmers in the late 1800s, turning out as many as (...)

Date11/20/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: To Keep an Ontario craft alive; Ken Spratley is making oval baskets in a style developed by Ontario farmers in the late 1800s; turning out as many as 30 day in his shop behind his home in Kinsale. A mill that used to make them stopped production last year when the properly was expropriated for a new city.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0008299F
Fine baskets like these are an important item in the reserve's cash income and the department of Indian affairs finances the sale of them. The smaller(...)
Fine baskets like these are an important item in the reserve's cash income and the department of Indian affairs finances the sale of them. The smaller(...)
3/9/1946
Melinda Mayhall surrounded by baskets she makes
Melinda Mayhall surrounded by baskets she makes
3/22/1985
Handmade crafts and great food are always the big attractions at the annual Mennonite Relief Sale at New Hamburg
Handmade crafts and great food are always the big attractions at the annual Mennonite Relief Sale at New Hamburg
5/21/1975
Mennonite Crafts, Sale aids world relief Life Section
Mennonite Crafts, Sale aids world relief Life Section
5/24/1990
The real thing? Margaret Vocilka of Mississauga shows off an example of the realistic works she creates using a new craft form called paper sculpture.(...)
The real thing? Margaret Vocilka of Mississauga shows off an example of the realistic works she creates using a new craft form called paper sculpture.(...)
12/23/1985
Handicrafts, Jet quilt: Made by Margaret MacLean from a design by Kim Ondaatje, is displayed by Hillary Abrahamson of the Craft Gallery
Handicrafts, Jet quilt: Made by Margaret MacLean from a design by Kim Ondaatje, is displayed by Hillary Abrahamson of the Craft Gallery
1/7/1980
Mary Wright, a North York welfare mother of four, has opened a craft centre where she hopes to help other women pull their lives together. Mrs. Wright(...)
Mary Wright, a North York welfare mother of four, has opened a craft centre where she hopes to help other women pull their lives together. Mrs. Wright(...)
11/8/1977
They're 'creating' rugs for fun, Part of a group of 213 amateur artisans attending the newly-established non-profit Guildwood Crafts school, Mrs. Marj(...)
They're 'creating' rugs for fun, Part of a group of 213 amateur artisans attending the newly-established non-profit Guildwood Crafts school, Mrs. Marj(...)
1/8/1969
Pewtersmith Ivan Crowell holds Irish mether, a foursided pewter mug used to greet friends, each drinking from a different side. He's teaching others the ancient craft
Pewtersmith Ivan Crowell holds Irish mether, a foursided pewter mug used to greet friends, each drinking from a different side. He's teaching others the ancient craft
11/3/1977
Castle Doan, built in the early 1800s. Aurora, Ontario
Castle Doan, built in the early 1800s. Aurora, Ontario
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One man in a tub: Ashe Davis, treasurer of King Township Historical Society, relaxes in a 1800s bath tub while stroking a violin dates back to the early 1900s.
One man in a tub: Ashe Davis, treasurer of King Township Historical Society, relaxes in a 1800s bath tub while stroking a violin dates back to the early 1900s.
9/12/1983
Manuscript fragment. Miscellaneous pages. Negroes in Canada. Names of Negro families in Toronto ...
Miscellaneous pages. Negroes in Canada. Names of Negro families in Toronto in the 1800s. Fragment 2
between 1890 and 1900