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Figure-skating champion Nigel Stephens, who gained his laurels in the 1940s, has hung up his skates
Figure-skating champion Nigel Stephens, who gained his laurels in the 1940s, has hung up his skates

Figure-skating champion Nigel Stephens, who gained his laurels in the 1940s, has hung up his skates

Date1/10/1968
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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_0134367F
Lionel Conn : He's president of Tudor Energy, but his subsidiary makes the Universal Skate Sharpener, which is about the size of a soft drink machine. It can do either hockey or figure skates and the whole process takes only seconds and costs only $2.50 a throw.
Lionel Conn : He's president of Tudor Energy, but his subsidiary makes the Universal Skate Sharpener, which is about the size of a soft drink machine. It can do either hockey or figure skates and the whole process takes only seconds and costs only $2.50 a throw.
4/12/1985
A master at work: John Knebli, 88, inspects one of the 100,000 pairs of skates he has made in his long and satisfying career
A master at work: John Knebli, 88, inspects one of the 100,000 pairs of skates he has made in his long and satisfying career
8/7/1992
Shelves of skates: George Mackay holds some of the 300 pairs of skates he keeps in the basement of his Brampton home.
Shelves of skates: George Mackay holds some of the 300 pairs of skates he keeps in the basement of his Brampton home.
2/16/1993
It's hockey in any language: Miroslav Ihnacak, left, may be resting on his knees during his first full Maple Leafs practice yesterday, but he's not resting on his laurels
It's hockey in any language: Miroslav Ihnacak, left, may be resting on his knees during his first full Maple Leafs practice yesterday, but he's not resting on his laurels
1/7/1986
Robert Stephens cosults with a patient in his office. During one weekend, Dr. Stephens talked by phone with 40 patients, was six in his office, visited eight at home and three in hospital, all at about a $3 hourly rate. Not rapacious for overtime work, he says.
Robert Stephens cosults with a patient in his office. During one weekend, Dr. Stephens talked by phone with 40 patients, was six in his office, visited eight at home and three in hospital, all at about a $3 hourly rate. Not rapacious for overtime work, he says.
1/16/1973
Steve Kolozsvary at his bench, watched by wife Rosa. An escaper from Hungary, master bootmaker now makes skates.
Steve Kolozsvary at his bench, watched by wife Rosa. An escaper from Hungary, master bootmaker now makes skates.
2/10/1978
A wobbly Roy Harris, who's been on skates only a few times, gets a few technical pointers from his children at the skating rink at Ryerson Polytechnic(...)
A wobbly Roy Harris, who's been on skates only a few times, gets a few technical pointers from his children at the skating rink at Ryerson Polytechnic(...)
12/30/1991
Skating sweetheart of Canada in 1940s, Barbara Ann Scott King watches current stars at Granite Club after attending skating bursary fund dinner last night
Skating sweetheart of Canada in 1940s, Barbara Ann Scott King watches current stars at Granite Club after attending skating bursary fund dinner last night
5/6/1970
Siblings on Skates, Julia D'Angelo, 9, and brother David, 12, of the Woodbridge Figure Skating Club will take part in Saturday's 2 p.m. grad re-openin(...)
Siblings on Skates, Julia D'Angelo, 9, and brother David, 12, of the Woodbridge Figure Skating Club will take part in Saturday's 2 p.m. grad re-openin(...)
11/24/1992
Olerud on skates, Blue Jay first baseman John Olerud takes a break from his skating exploits at Nathan Phillips Square to sign autographs
Olerud on skates, Blue Jay first baseman John Olerud takes a break from his skating exploits at Nathan Phillips Square to sign autographs
12/12/1991
A New Big Wheel at CCM in Toronto is Sheldon Hamer, 56, who became president yesterday with the signing of a deal by him and other Montreal investors to buy the 79-year-old manufacturer of bikes and skates
A New Big Wheel at CCM in Toronto is Sheldon Hamer, 56, who became president yesterday with the signing of a deal by him and other Montreal investors to buy the 79-year-old manufacturer of bikes and skates
6/29/1978
Waving goodby: Fergie Ferguson, 53, hung up his hat and uniform for the final time last night after 35 years as a page boy at the Royal York Hotel. Ferguson said he was last hotel page left in Toronto.
Waving goodby: Fergie Ferguson, 53, hung up his hat and uniform for the final time last night after 35 years as a page boy at the Royal York Hotel. Ferguson said he was last hotel page left in Toronto.
8/27/1980