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Better times: Antique dealer Henry Dobson and his wife, Barbara, own the 19th-century Albion Hotel in Plattsville, Ont., which he bought for $5,000 in 1964.
Better times: Antique dealer Henry Dobson and his wife, Barbara, own the 19th-century Albion Hotel in Plattsville, Ont., which he bought for $5,000 in 1964.

Better times: Antique dealer Henry Dobson and his wife, Barbara, own the 19th-century Albion Hotel in Plattsville, Ont., which he bought for $5,000 in 1964.

Date6/8/1988
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0126745F
Clockmaker Frank Maw of Buttonville and son Derek examine the grandfather's clock they created with antique wood and a 19th-century design
Clockmaker Frank Maw of Buttonville and son Derek examine the grandfather's clock they created with antique wood and a 19th-century design
Loek, Dick
3/10/1972
Bill Jackson is secretary of Canadian antique dealers. He wants young collectors to get break at big antique fair
Bill Jackson is secretary of Canadian antique dealers. He wants young collectors to get break at big antique fair
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
5/30/1972
The sun never sets on a Tidy-polished car: Gary Goranson, who started in the car-polishing business five years ago with a $5,000 loan, now has 300 dealers in 33 countries
The sun never sets on a Tidy-polished car: Gary Goranson, who started in the car-polishing business five years ago with a $5,000 loan, now has 300 dealers in 33 countries
Cooper, David
9/25/1980
Time for the past: Bill Riordan, a Stouffville antique dealer, is one of 95 dealers who will sell their collectibles at Hillcrest Mall in Richmond Hill Sunday
Time for the past: Bill Riordan, a Stouffville antique dealer, is one of 95 dealers who will sell their collectibles at Hillcrest Mall in Richmond Hill Sunday
Dunlop, Alan
4/13/1990
Dr. John Alan Lee, above, outside Don Jail, calls the institution a 19th century chamber of imminent terror.
Dr. John Alan Lee, above, outside Don Jail, calls the institution a 19th century chamber of imminent terror.
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
6/28/1977
Stage door keeper: John Huston is a specialist in British Theatre of the 19th century.
Stage door keeper: John Huston is a specialist in British Theatre of the 19th century.
Power, Peter
5/1/1991
New translation: University of Toronto professor of philiosophy and author Geoffrey Payzant recently completed translation of the most famous work by 19th-century Viennese music critic Eduard Hanslick, inset
New translation: University of Toronto professor of philiosophy and author Geoffrey Payzant recently completed translation of the most famous work by 19th-century Viennese music critic Eduard Hanslick, inset
Beaty, Keith
1/15/1987
Award-winning architect: Philip Carter proudly displays the Governor-General medal he won for his design of the Markham Community Library. The $900,000 library blends in with the 19th-century style and atmosphere of the old village of Markham's Main St. Carter, 42, received his award at a ceremony held in Winnipeg.
Award-winning architect: Philip Carter proudly displays the Governor-General medal he won for his design of the Markham Community Library. The $900,000 library blends in with the 19th-century style and atmosphere of the old village of Markham's Main St. Carter, 42, received his award at a ceremony held in Winnipeg.
Bock, Tony
6/18/1982
Present from past: Sandy Thain stands outside the luxury home he created by dismantling two historic 19th century log homes and rebuilding them into a $375,000 luxury dwelling overlooking the Kleinburg golf course
Present from past: Sandy Thain stands outside the luxury home he created by dismantling two historic 19th century log homes and rebuilding them into a $375,000 luxury dwelling overlooking the Kleinburg golf course
Pickell, Brian
8/24/1982
Dramatic jump: Yorkville antique dealer and interior designer Robert Dirstein sits in front of a French pine armoire, circa 1800, he says is worth $11,500 today.
Dramatic jump: Yorkville antique dealer and interior designer Robert Dirstein sits in front of a French pine armoire, circa 1800, he says is worth $11,500 today.
Bull, Ron
4/24/1981
Frank Crane: The opera singer turned antique dealer was tired of the urban jungle so he retreated into the woods with his wife, Verena, and built himself a log cabin. And you can see the cabin Frank built! It's cathedral sized. Just the thing for housing such treasures as the Chinese tomb figure from the T'ang period (618 to 906 A.D.) which he is holding. These things are on trust, he says.
Frank Crane: The opera singer turned antique dealer was tired of the urban jungle so he retreated into the woods with his wife, Verena, and built himself a log cabin. And you can see the cabin Frank built! It's cathedral sized. Just the thing for housing such treasures as the Chinese tomb figure from the T'ang period (618 to 906 A.D.) which he is holding. These things are on trust, he says.
Loek, Dick
11/4/1983
Campaigning by horse and buggy, Gordon Clarke, running for alderman in Scarborough's Ward 12, hands a pamphlet to his neighbor Aubrey Crowhurst, who owns the horse, My Lenny Boy, and the buggy, an antique built by the McLaughlin Carriage Works. Clarke lives in a century-old farmhouse off Meadow-vale Rd. West Hill. He's also using a mobile home in his campaign. Advance polling in city and boroughs will be tomorrow, next Thrusday and next Saturday.
Campaigning by horse and buggy, Gordon Clarke, running for alderman in Scarborough's Ward 12, hands a pamphlet to his neighbor Aubrey Crowhurst, who owns the horse, My Lenny Boy, and the buggy, an antique built by the McLaughlin Carriage Works. Clarke lives in a century-old farmhouse off Meadow-vale Rd. West Hill. He's also using a mobile home in his campaign. Advance polling in city and boroughs will be tomorrow, next Thrusday and next Saturday.
Barkley, Harold
11/21/1974