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Lonely work: John Devine weighs tea for test against an old English sixpence, using a 70-year-old scale
Lonely work: John Devine weighs tea for test against an old English sixpence, using a 70-year-old scale

Lonely work: John Devine weighs tea for test against an old English sixpence, using a 70-year-old scale

Date12/12/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: Lonely work: John Devine weighs tea for test against an old English sixpence; using a 70-year-old scale.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0007397F
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