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Some toy: Don Smith of North York loves to play amateur soldier, but his toys are something else
Some toy: Don Smith of North York loves to play amateur soldier, but his toys are something else

Some toy: Don Smith of North York loves to play amateur soldier, but his toys are something else

Date7/30/1991
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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_0133995F
Creative toys: Children like Chad White, 9, love to help craftsman Paul Simpson create toys out of wood like this horse and rider
Creative toys: Children like Chad White, 9, love to help craftsman Paul Simpson create toys out of wood like this horse and rider
8/6/1979
Checking his army of military miniatures-and don't dare call them toy soldiers-Stehen George Leggett looks over some of the 2,000 soldiers, horses and guns he has constructed by hand with meticulous care over past 20 years
Checking his army of military miniatures-and don't dare call them toy soldiers-Stehen George Leggett looks over some of the 2,000 soldiers, horses and guns he has constructed by hand with meticulous care over past 20 years
4/23/1971
The jury: Children aged 2 1/2 to 5 enrolled in the Fisher-Price nursery school are given toys being designed by the company to play with under the supervision of a teacher such as Kathleen Alfano, above left
The jury: Children aged 2 1/2 to 5 enrolled in the Fisher-Price nursery school are given toys being designed by the company to play with under the supervision of a teacher such as Kathleen Alfano, above left
4/22/1982
Christmas delights: Tony Simonetta, 35, inmate in a Kingston-area prison, displays some of the toys he and seven other convicts have made for needy youngsters
Christmas delights: Tony Simonetta, 35, inmate in a Kingston-area prison, displays some of the toys he and seven other convicts have made for needy youngsters
3/6/1985
Will the real fit-man please stand up? In Monday's Life section a story about Brian Haring and his toys for lazy slobs contained he wrong picture of him
Will the real fit-man please stand up? In Monday's Life section a story about Brian Haring and his toys for lazy slobs contained he wrong picture of him
12/15/1983
Toyland, toyland: Jillian Box, 18 months, Trevor Midwinter, 4, program co-ordinator Elaine Smith and Laura Delorey try out some toys in the Milton Toy Library
Toyland, toyland: Jillian Box, 18 months, Trevor Midwinter, 4, program co-ordinator Elaine Smith and Laura Delorey try out some toys in the Milton Toy Library
5/26/1981
Below, Marcus O'Hara, owner of The Squeeze Club restaurant, has 2,000 squeeze toys
Below, Marcus O'Hara, owner of The Squeeze Club restaurant, has 2,000 squeeze toys
8/23/1989
Kiddle gifts: Henry Lim, vice-president of operaions with Merryland Toys Ltd
Kiddle gifts: Henry Lim, vice-president of operaions with Merryland Toys Ltd
12/20/1982
Toys and puzzles, used to deal with special problems of perceptually handicapped children, are demonstrated by Alan Howarth at the private school he opened yesterday
Toys and puzzles, used to deal with special problems of perceptually handicapped children, are demonstrated by Alan Howarth at the private school he opened yesterday
2/3/1970
David and Shar Larmour leave shortly. They will teach Eskimos how to make toys
David and Shar Larmour leave shortly. They will teach Eskimos how to make toys
11/12/1974
Regal Toy's Frank Samuels: Canada's top toymaker?
Regal Toy's Frank Samuels: Canada's top toymaker?
9/11/1967
Christopher Cusing, researcher for the Canadian Institute for Strategic Studies, has found celebrity as a war expert, but he worked summers in the box office at Stratford. He was never, he says, into war toys.
Christopher Cusing, researcher for the Canadian Institute for Strategic Studies, has found celebrity as a war expert, but he worked summers in the box office at Stratford. He was never, he says, into war toys.
1/24/1991