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All the model ships at the Ontario Science Centre on Don Mills Rd
All the model ships at the Ontario Science Centre on Don Mills Rd

All the model ships at the Ontario Science Centre on Don Mills Rd

Date8/16/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: All the model ships at the Ontario Science Centre on Don Mills Rd. are built by Ben Verburgh of West Hill and two part-time workers; Bob Irvin of West Hill and Manila Spessot of Scarborough. Verburgh (above); who joined centre's staff 13 years ago; has built 8 of 15 models on display. The work in full view of public; and also answer thousands of letters a year from hobbyists asking for advice. Most models are 1/8th-inch scale; Verburgh said.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0009663F
The Q ships of World War I, George Algert Foulis, an 80-year-old retired captain of ships on the Atlantic and the Great Lakes, builds models of Q ship(...)
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Exacting work: Ben Verburgh fashions a scale model of a sailing ship for the Hall of Transportation at the Ontario Science Centre
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Big kids stuff: Bill Clark of Oakville tinkers away at the Erin Mills Model Railroad Association's display, on until Christmas at Sheridan Place Mall
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Using magnifier, Jack Visser makes up a block (pulley) to scale for one of the sailing ships he's working on
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The Mills Family, wearing some of mother's handiwork, admires painting she's preparing for February show
The Mills Family, wearing some of mother's handiwork, admires painting she's preparing for February show
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A Dutch native, Jack Visser works on a model of the Boeier, a single-masted Dutch ship dating from the year 1700
A Dutch native, Jack Visser works on a model of the Boeier, a single-masted Dutch ship dating from the year 1700
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Eat your heart out, Casey Jones!, Don Fraser dons his engineer's cap as he checks his 7'4 gauge model of an 1850 Mogul locomotive
Eat your heart out, Casey Jones!, Don Fraser dons his engineer's cap as he checks his 7'4 gauge model of an 1850 Mogul locomotive
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Ont. Centennial Science Centre Don Mills. Bldg wher is going to be main entrance at Don Mills Rd
Ont. Centennial Science Centre Don Mills. Bldg wher is going to be main entrance at Don Mills Rd
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