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Message in a bottle
Message in a bottle

Message in a bottle

Date2/17/1991
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0127504F
Message in a bottle: David Romeo, 13, of Thornhill, proudly displays the message he bottled and dropped into the Atlantic Ocean from a cruise ship off the northern coast of South America on Christmas Day
Message in a bottle: David Romeo, 13, of Thornhill, proudly displays the message he bottled and dropped into the Atlantic Ocean from a cruise ship off the northern coast of South America on Christmas Day
2/17/1988
Green bottle: ICI manager David Gannon shows off plastic bottles that will disintegrate when tossed on a compost heap.
Green bottle: ICI manager David Gannon shows off plastic bottles that will disintegrate when tossed on a compost heap.
10/30/1991
Flight's end: Pilot Rick Feamley squirts a bottle of bubbly to celebrate the end of his flight at Toronto Island Airport today.
Flight's end: Pilot Rick Feamley squirts a bottle of bubbly to celebrate the end of his flight at Toronto Island Airport today.
8/31/1984
Dial-a-bottle's Everett Marshall. Business slow since Christmas
Dial-a-bottle's Everett Marshall. Business slow since Christmas
6/21/1993
Barham: Handle with care, A short time ago I was invited to the lab of University of Toronto scientist Dr. David Barham to watch an experiment involving pop bottles.
Barham: Handle with care, A short time ago I was invited to the lab of University of Toronto scientist Dr. David Barham to watch an experiment involving pop bottles.
6/27/1979
John Fraser (R) Lynne McDonell (l) and Terry Mercer world record bottles and Cans
John Fraser (R) Lynne McDonell (l) and Terry Mercer world record bottles and Cans
10/6/1994
Making a splash: Via Rail president Pierre Franche smashes a bottle of champagne against the front coupling of the locomotive on the International, sending the train on its maiden voyage
Making a splash: Via Rail president Pierre Franche smashes a bottle of champagne against the front coupling of the locomotive on the International, sending the train on its maiden voyage
10/31/1982
Price difference: Hans Endl, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, holds a bottle of Jumex, the European Equivalent of deprenyl - which costs about $7 for a month's supply. He has no insurance and the Canadian drug, Elderpryl, costs $130 a month.
Price difference: Hans Endl, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, holds a bottle of Jumex, the European Equivalent of deprenyl - which costs about $7 for a month's supply. He has no insurance and the Canadian drug, Elderpryl, costs $130 a month.
4/18/1992
The Bottle - soft-drink variety-is top corporate problem for J
The Bottle - soft-drink variety-is top corporate problem for J
1/12/1971
Sparkling Toast: Perrier chief Frank de Vries, right, pours a bottle of the famed French mineral water into stacked glasses at a Toronto restaurant yesterday. The product is returning after a contamination scare.
Sparkling Toast: Perrier chief Frank de Vries, right, pours a bottle of the famed French mineral water into stacked glasses at a Toronto restaurant yesterday. The product is returning after a contamination scare.
3/6/1990
To Canada!, A bottle of ouzo and a freshly baked birthday cake - is there a better way to celebrate Canada's birthday? Unique Bakery owner Bill Dimoulas, above, was alone and penniless when he emigrated from Greece 30 years ago.
To Canada!, A bottle of ouzo and a freshly baked birthday cake - is there a better way to celebrate Canada's birthday? Unique Bakery owner Bill Dimoulas, above, was alone and penniless when he emigrated from Greece 30 years ago.
6/28/1985
Publisher Al Haid discusses sales of The Magic Bottle with author Lee Bryant.
Publisher Al Haid discusses sales of The Magic Bottle with author Lee Bryant.
1/30/1979