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He quit: Ordinary wood dust can be an irritant and craftsman Michael Fortune found one wood he used caused such an allergic reaction he had to quit using it
He quit: Ordinary wood dust can be an irritant and craftsman Michael Fortune found one wood he used caused such an allergic reaction he had to quit using it

He quit: Ordinary wood dust can be an irritant and craftsman Michael Fortune found one wood he used caused such an allergic reaction he had to quit using it

Date6/10/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: He quit: Ordinary wood dust can be an irritant and craftsman Michael Fortune found one wood he used caused such an allergic reaction he had to quit using it.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0019952F
      This is so ridiculous, why someone has to live this way,' says Bob Ross, an ex-florist who is so allergic to ordinary things that he has to put reading material into a special sealed box
      This is so ridiculous, why someone has to live this way,' says Bob Ross, an ex-florist who is so allergic to ordinary things that he has to put reading material into a special sealed box
      Millar, Cal
      7/4/1984
      Table saw he's using to cut wood for a gun chest is among $20,000 worth of tools and equipment that Geoff Pritchard can use as a member of the Humber (...)
      Table saw he's using to cut wood for a gun chest is among $20,000 worth of tools and equipment that Geoff Pritchard can use as a member of the Humber (...)
      Spremo, Boris
      1/25/1977
      Cap-italist Millionaire soldier Brian Sartorelli has decided to quit the Canadian Armed Forces following his Loto-Canada win so he can devote more tim(...)
      Cap-italist Millionaire soldier Brian Sartorelli has decided to quit the Canadian Armed Forces following his Loto-Canada win so he can devote more tim(...)
      Darrell, Dick
      9/13/1979
      No pollutants: Engineer Bruce Small works out of a pollutant-free home he built because he is allergic to tobacco smoke and the kinds of chemicals commonly used in office carpeting and wallpaper
      No pollutants: Engineer Bruce Small works out of a pollutant-free home he built because he is allergic to tobacco smoke and the kinds of chemicals commonly used in office carpeting and wallpaper
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      7/9/1986
      That's what they called Graham Scott - until he up and quit the government to join John Turner in one of Toronto's leading law firms
      That's what they called Graham Scott - until he up and quit the government to join John Turner in one of Toronto's leading law firms
      Goode, Jeff
      1/19/1984
      Dan Maloney quit as coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs after having been offered a contract renewal for one rather than two years. He was quickly hired (...)
      Dan Maloney quit as coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs after having been offered a contract renewal for one rather than two years. He was quickly hired (...)
      Bull, Ron
      6/18/1986
      Would have quit. Friends persuaded him to go on. He is shown at Right as a sergeant major in the militia before the last war. When it began, he joined(...)
      Would have quit. Friends persuaded him to go on. He is shown at Right as a sergeant major in the militia before the last war. When it began, he joined(...)
      Banting, F. G. (Frederick Grant), 1891-1941
      2/28/1941
      Ford G. Brand began working at 13 and has never quit since. He's been a member of the Toronto Transit Commission since 1960. He was a controller for s(...)
      Ford G. Brand began working at 13 and has never quit since. He's been a member of the Toronto Transit Commission since 1960. He was a controller for s(...)
      Lennon, Frank
      11/4/1967
      Fed up: Mr. Justice Tom Berger, of the British Columbia Supreme Court, says he decided to quit the bench when he drew the ire of Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Bora Laskin
      Fed up: Mr. Justice Tom Berger, of the British Columbia Supreme Court, says he decided to quit the bench when he drew the ire of Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Bora Laskin
      Berger, Tom
      6/24/1983
      Trimble: Pictured in '71, year before he quit the OPP
      Trimble: Pictured in '71, year before he quit the OPP
      Ontario Provincial Police
      9/24/1970
      Contradictions?, Constable David Packer was told he must quit of be fired for failing to guard the Morgentaler clinic as ordered
      Contradictions?, Constable David Packer was told he must quit of be fired for failing to guard the Morgentaler clinic as ordered
      Mahler, John
      1/26/1988
      Thinking of leaving, Jack McEvoy says most of his friends have already quit Quebec as a result of Parti Quebecois election victory last fall. He thinks economy will worsen as companies pull out
      Thinking of leaving, Jack McEvoy says most of his friends have already quit Quebec as a result of Parti Quebecois election victory last fall. He thinks economy will worsen as companies pull out
      Bezant, Graham
      5/13/1977