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The waste of their skills saddens these three employees of piano manufacturer Mason and Risch Ltd
The waste of their skills saddens these three employees of piano manufacturer Mason and Risch Ltd

The waste of their skills saddens these three employees of piano manufacturer Mason and Risch Ltd

Date3/9/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: The waste of their skills saddens these three employees of piano manufacturer Mason and Risch Ltd. almost as much as the loss of their jobs. From left; James Hutley; 56; (24 years with company); Roy Lotton; 65; (31 years service); and Charles Hermann; 54; (33 years service) will lose jobs in three months.
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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_0018378F
Surrounded by pianos, Len Owens, left, factory superintendent for Mason and Risch Ltd
Surrounded by pianos, Len Owens, left, factory superintendent for Mason and Risch Ltd
3/8/1971
The Yonge St. Strip saddens rather than shocks Rev. Fred Miller of Holy Trinity Anglican Church, getting his shoes cleaned on the strip by Philip Rutt(...)
The Yonge St. Strip saddens rather than shocks Rev. Fred Miller of Holy Trinity Anglican Church, getting his shoes cleaned on the strip by Philip Rutt(...)
6/6/1974
Art Nouveau style illustration of a women in a strapless, long, pink flowing dress with matchin ...
Compliments of the Mason & Risch Piano Company
Approximately 1900
Illustration of the Mason & Risch Piano factory.
Mason & Risch Piano Co. Limited Factory
Approximately 1910
Illustration of two young women elegantly dressed in long flowing sleeveless dresses with bows ...
Mason & Risch pianos are unequaled
Approximately 1880
Metropolitan Wesleyan Church and Mason, Risch and Newcombe
Metropolitan Wesleyan Church and Mason, Risch and Newcombe
1872
Facing the axe: A de Havilland worker, leaving the Downsview plant yesterday with fellow employees, reacts with a thumbs-down to news of 1,300 layoffs
Facing the axe: A de Havilland worker, leaving the Downsview plant yesterday with fellow employees, reacts with a thumbs-down to news of 1,300 layoffs
10/4/1991
Where now?, Employees leave the St
Where now?, Employees leave the St
2/24/1992
Weaver Robert Cawood is at work at his loom in his shop The Village Weaver, at Church and Mon eith Sts. The craftsman, who learned his skills in his native Yorkshire, England, has been teaching Metro residents the crafts of spinning and weaving for 10 years. Classes run one night a week for three months.[Incomplete]
Weaver Robert Cawood is at work at his loom in his shop The Village Weaver, at Church and Mon eith Sts. The craftsman, who learned his skills in his native Yorkshire, England, has been teaching Metro residents the crafts of spinning and weaving for 10 years. Classes run one night a week for three months.[Incomplete]
1/7/1976
Weaver Robert Cawood is at work at his loom in his shop The Village Weaver, at Church and Moneith Sts. The craftsman, who learned his skills in his native Yorkshire, England, has been teaching. Metro residents the crafts of spinning and weaving for 10 years. Classes run one night a week for three months.
Weaver Robert Cawood is at work at his loom in his shop The Village Weaver, at Church and Moneith Sts. The craftsman, who learned his skills in his native Yorkshire, England, has been teaching. Metro residents the crafts of spinning and weaving for 10 years. Classes run one night a week for three months.
1/7/1976
Practical Skills: George Brown College students learn skills such as sheet metal working (above), baking (for the college's 20th anniversary in 1988) and denture therapy
Practical Skills: George Brown College students learn skills such as sheet metal working (above), baking (for the college's 20th anniversary in 1988) and denture therapy
4/22/1987
Learning a pioneer skill, Cooking over an open fire is one of the pioneer day skills demonstrated at Black Creek Pioneer Village. Watched by chef Barb(...)
Learning a pioneer skill, Cooking over an open fire is one of the pioneer day skills demonstrated at Black Creek Pioneer Village. Watched by chef Barb(...)
8/26/1976