Reg Thorn, Strathroy, started out to buy eight grandfather clocks for niches in his recreation room and now, four years later, he has 300 antique cloc(...)

Original Toronto Star caption: Reg Thorn; Strathroy; started out to buy eight grandfather clocks for niches in his recreation room and now; four years later; he has 300 antique clocks of all types and sizes; one of which cost $38;000. His $200;000 collection ticks and chimes away in a reinforced concrete studio; 14 feet underground and 12 feet from his home; his insurance against fire and theft.