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Sam Crystal: One lady presented five 15-cent coupons on item worth $1.15.
Sam Crystal: One lady presented five 15-cent coupons on item worth $1.15.

Sam Crystal: One lady presented five 15-cent coupons on item worth $1.15.

Date8/13/1980
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0126326F
Paper flood: One in 10 of those coupons being checked by Gordon Finaly of Nielsen Clearing House has been fraudulently cashed. But problem in Canada doesn't compare with epidemic in U.S., where coupon crooks rip off $200 million a year.
Paper flood: One in 10 of those coupons being checked by Gordon Finaly of Nielsen Clearing House has been fraudulently cashed. But problem in Canada doesn't compare with epidemic in U.S., where coupon crooks rip off $200 million a year.
Bull, Ron
8/13/1980
Business booming: Allan Cohen of Grant's Jewellers on Church St. with some of the items that he has bought recently. One man brought in an exquisite emerald he'd paid $34,000 (U.S.) for 2 1/2 years ago. Cohen bought it - for a third of that. I'm looking for a 10 to 15 per cent profit on the stone, Cohen says.
Business booming: Allan Cohen of Grant's Jewellers on Church St. with some of the items that he has bought recently. One man brought in an exquisite emerald he'd paid $34,000 (U.S.) for 2 1/2 years ago. Cohen bought it - for a third of that. I'm looking for a 10 to 15 per cent profit on the stone, Cohen says.
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
9/16/1982
Plastic clock is one of items turned out by the firm Harry Graham, 62, started six years ago. It's worth $4 million a year today, he says.
Plastic clock is one of items turned out by the firm Harry Graham, 62, started six years ago. It's worth $4 million a year today, he says.
Griffin, Doug
10/1/1985
Two items Jack Himself Cohen won't sell are tiny china plates bearing picture of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill he paid 50 cents for 25years ago.
Two items Jack Himself Cohen won't sell are tiny china plates bearing picture of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill he paid 50 cents for 25years ago.
Teskey, Frank
6/13/1972
Czar's Award: Tim Braddock holds an engraved crystal gobiet presented by the Czars of Industry this week to its businessman of the year.
Czar's Award: Tim Braddock holds an engraved crystal gobiet presented by the Czars of Industry this week to its businessman of the year.
Toronto Star (Firm)
12/4/1989
Jack Dubiner's industrial supply shop is closing after 53 years, giving way to boutiques and art galleries on King St. E. The last items from five floors of stuff will be sold off over the next few weeks.
Jack Dubiner's industrial supply shop is closing after 53 years, giving way to boutiques and art galleries on King St. E. The last items from five floors of stuff will be sold off over the next few weeks.
Griffin, Doug
11/22/1989
Brian Doe, 29-year-old Briton, heads the British Ever Ready Co.'s assault on the Canadian battery market - estimated at $40 million a year. Doe, backed by a hefty advertising budget, hopes to capture 25 percent of battery sales in this country within five years. Growth rate in demand is about 8 per cent annually.
Brian Doe, 29-year-old Briton, heads the British Ever Ready Co.'s assault on the Canadian battery market - estimated at $40 million a year. Doe, backed by a hefty advertising budget, hopes to capture 25 percent of battery sales in this country within five years. Growth rate in demand is about 8 per cent annually.
Geo, Mario
10/29/1969
These are sweet days for spice merchant Tom Horton - his sales are up 30 per cent in five years
These are sweet days for spice merchant Tom Horton - his sales are up 30 per cent in five years
Cooper, David
8/21/1977
Big plans: Bob Collins-Wright, president of Inglis, says his company will invest $60 million over the next five years and hire an additional 1,000 workers. He predicts his expanded firm will capture 35-to-40 per cent of all appliance sales in Canada this year.
Big plans: Bob Collins-Wright, president of Inglis, says his company will invest $60 million over the next five years and hire an additional 1,000 workers. He predicts his expanded firm will capture 35-to-40 per cent of all appliance sales in Canada this year.
Beaty, Keith
3/29/1982
Maurice Fagan, proponent extraordinary of the factory-built house, handles a small but intricate component of the wall studding which goes into pre-engineered houses. Fagan says his systems can save 15 per cent.
Maurice Fagan, proponent extraordinary of the factory-built house, handles a small but intricate component of the wall studding which goes into pre-engineered houses. Fagan says his systems can save 15 per cent.
Darrell, Dick
5/27/1969
Sounding a sweet note for Canada's music industry is W. J. I. Croombs, president of Boosey and Hawkes Canada Ltd. and the Canadian Music Industries Association. Industry, with a growth rate of 10-15 per cent, is holding its annual trade show in Toronto with 46 manufacturers and distributors on hand.
Sounding a sweet note for Canada's music industry is W. J. I. Croombs, president of Boosey and Hawkes Canada Ltd. and the Canadian Music Industries Association. Industry, with a growth rate of 10-15 per cent, is holding its annual trade show in Toronto with 46 manufacturers and distributors on hand.
Griffin, Doug
8/25/1975
Chris Southgate: Director of the Metro police association, who estimates at least 15 per cent of police officers have drinking problems, says they need a separate facility where a man can see doctors in complete anonymity
Chris Southgate: Director of the Metro police association, who estimates at least 15 per cent of police officers have drinking problems, says they need a separate facility where a man can see doctors in complete anonymity
Mahler, John
8/7/1981