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Superior quality: Silver Snail owner Ron Van Leeuwen is surrounded by the transformer toys he imports from Japan
Superior quality: Silver Snail owner Ron Van Leeuwen is surrounded by the transformer toys he imports from Japan

Superior quality: Silver Snail owner Ron Van Leeuwen is surrounded by the transformer toys he imports from Japan

Date6/27/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: Superior quality: Silver Snail owner Ron Van Leeuwen is surrounded by the transformer toys he imports from Japan.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0018144F
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