Solid comfort

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Solid comfort

Date5/12/1988

Names

Brennan, Pat (photographer)

Roberts, Frank (subject)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Solid comfort: Everywhere Frank Roberts goes, his Obus Forme backrest goes with him, even to baseball games at Exhibition Stadium. His grandson, Zackary Littlejohn, 3, has his own. Several Blue Jays players are among the one million persons who use an Obus Former backrest.

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Photographs

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0076627F

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