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Debbie Kimel and husband retailer Warren Kimel, check out the silent auction items with Stan Dunford, president of Contraus Corp., and researcher assistant Cheryl Makowsky, from left.
Debbie Kimel and husband retailer Warren Kimel, check out the silent auction items with Stan Dunford, president of Contraus Corp., and researcher assistant Cheryl Makowsky, from left.

Debbie Kimel and husband retailer Warren Kimel, check out the silent auction items with Stan Dunford, president of Contraus Corp., and researcher assistant Cheryl Makowsky, from left.

Date12/19/1988
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0126888F
Full discussion: Unicorp president James Leech, left, and chairman Robert Dunford discuss company matters at the annual meeting.
Full discussion: Unicorp president James Leech, left, and chairman Robert Dunford discuss company matters at the annual meeting.
6/25/1991
New-style greetings: Cards and other items featuring the Ziggy doll helped Carlton Cards gross $10 million in three years, says marketing vice-president Howard McGirr
New-style greetings: Cards and other items featuring the Ziggy doll helped Carlton Cards gross $10 million in three years, says marketing vice-president Howard McGirr
12/21/1983
Consumer advocate Prof. Jacob Ziegel, here with his student researchers, argues that supermarkets should be forced to print the price per ounce, or pound or gallon on items to help the consumer
Consumer advocate Prof. Jacob Ziegel, here with his student researchers, argues that supermarkets should be forced to print the price per ounce, or pound or gallon on items to help the consumer
2/11/1971
Hopeful publisher Dick Bailey, 28, has an idea he feels could enable inventive people to make money by creating new products desired by manufactures. Bailey plans to put out a magazine filled with ads placed by manufacturers giving details of as-yet-uninvented items that they'd like to produce.
Hopeful publisher Dick Bailey, 28, has an idea he feels could enable inventive people to make money by creating new products desired by manufactures. Bailey plans to put out a magazine filled with ads placed by manufacturers giving details of as-yet-uninvented items that they'd like to produce.
6/14/1971
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.
10/1/1985
Bits and pieces: Jewelry designer Stephen Stanish, left, shows charms and miscellaneous items ready for recycling
Bits and pieces: Jewelry designer Stephen Stanish, left, shows charms and miscellaneous items ready for recycling
2/9/1992
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.
11/22/1989
Northern Metro's most famous family owned hardware store is located in two-storey, pre-Confederation building at northwest corner of Yonge St. and Sheppard Ave. Dempsey Bros. Ltd., founded in 1921, stocks more than 140,000 items and its sales staff knows where every item is. Bob Dempsey (middle) and his brother, James, run iness their father began. Their sons, James Jr. and Mark (right) are interested in carrying [Incomplete]
Northern Metro's most famous family owned hardware store is located in two-storey, pre-Confederation building at northwest corner of Yonge St. and Sheppard Ave. Dempsey Bros. Ltd., founded in 1921, stocks more than 140,000 items and its sales staff knows where every item is. Bob Dempsey (middle) and his brother, James, run iness their father began. Their sons, James Jr. and Mark (right) are interested in carrying [Incomplete]
2/18/1977
A rococo ormolu clock, oriental rug and an antique bust are typical of the items that are for sale at Toronto's auction houses
A rococo ormolu clock, oriental rug and an antique bust are typical of the items that are for sale at Toronto's auction houses
9/21/1987
Over hill over dale: Terry Porter, manager of Silent Sports in Thornhill, pauses on his mountain bike to check out rough terrain on a rural trail.
Over hill over dale: Terry Porter, manager of Silent Sports in Thornhill, pauses on his mountain bike to check out rough terrain on a rural trail.
6/23/1991
Sitting on the Garbage, Robert Litz, a private contractor hired by the borough of Etobicoke to collect and dispose of bulky items, takes notes as worker loads furniture on truck
Sitting on the Garbage, Robert Litz, a private contractor hired by the borough of Etobicoke to collect and dispose of bulky items, takes notes as worker loads furniture on truck
1/13/1972
Discoverer: The man who does the searching for Big Find is owner Jim Kobayashi, here sporting some of the offbeat items in his Cumberland Avenue store
Discoverer: The man who does the searching for Big Find is owner Jim Kobayashi, here sporting some of the offbeat items in his Cumberland Avenue store
9/17/1979