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Toothpick tower, With what may be the world's tallest free-standing collection of toothpicks Andre Bellair has assembled a 14-foot model of the CN Tow(...)
Toothpick tower, With what may be the world's tallest free-standing collection of toothpicks Andre Bellair has assembled a 14-foot model of the CN Tow(...)

Toothpick tower, With what may be the world's tallest free-standing collection of toothpicks Andre Bellair has assembled a 14-foot model of the CN Tow(...)

Date4/26/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: Toothpick tower; With what may be the world's tallest free-standing collection of toothpicks Andre Bellair has assembled a 14-foot model of the CN Tower in his apartment on Woolner Ave.; York borough; where an eight-foot ceiling cramps his style a little.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0009599F
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hristmas Ribbon. on this $23,000 Aston Martin symbolizes dealer hn Cox's hope that somebody will buy it as a gift for a loved one. obody's taken up his offer of Christmas morning delivery yet, but other expensive items are being snapped up around Toronto. Jewelry, fur coats an gold toothpicks are big with those who don't insist on sensible gifts. Some teenagers don't mind paying $100 for a gold chain. [Incomplete]
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