Confused cook?: Amusing yet helpful apron sports imperial-to-metric conversion for size, volume and oven temperatures ? printed upside down for easy reading

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Confused cook?: Amusing yet helpful apron sports imperial-to-metric conversion for size, volume and oven temperatures ? printed upside down for easy reading

Date11/19/1983

Names

Loek, Dick (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Confused cook?: Amusing yet helpful apron sports imperial-to-metric conversion for size; volume and oven temperatures ? printed upside down for easy reading.

Subject

Metric system

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0009498F

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