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150 pounds

150 pounds

Date4/21/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: 150 pounds: Chef Michel Cozis shows his creation; a reproduction of Wonder Mountain at Canada's Wonderland - it opens at Maple next month. He sculpted it in a neighbor's basement.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0021136F
      Toadstool technology: Tak Chen, manager of Royal Mushroom Company in Mississauga, turns out 150 pounds of shiitake a day, thanks to 'logs' they're spawned on.
      Toadstool technology: Tak Chen, manager of Royal Mushroom Company in Mississauga, turns out 150 pounds of shiitake a day, thanks to 'logs' they're spawned on.
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      1/6/1981
      This turtle is 28 years old and strong enough to carry 150 pounds so that he doesn't notice Alley catching a life
      This turtle is 28 years old and strong enough to carry 150 pounds so that he doesn't notice Alley catching a life
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      5/22/1945
      Fish 'n chips defy trend, Ron Bruce: Hand-cuts up to 150 pounds of potatoes a day, Ron Bruce is one of a vanishing breed, the English fish 'n chips man.
      Fish 'n chips defy trend, Ron Bruce: Hand-cuts up to 150 pounds of potatoes a day, Ron Bruce is one of a vanishing breed, the English fish 'n chips man.
      Darrell, Dick
      11/22/1978
      1,000,000 pounds of food means evaporated milk, 2,650,000 pounds; eggs, 10,000,000 dozens; canned tomatoes, 52,000,000 pounds; honey, 13,500,000 pounds; (...)
      1,000,000 pounds of food means evaporated milk, 2,650,000 pounds; eggs, 10,000,000 dozens; canned tomatoes, 52,000,000 pounds; honey, 13,500,000 pounds; (...)
      Smith, Strathy
      1939-1945
      Big loss: Jerry Deline once weighed 278 pounds. After dieting, he lost 100 pounds.
      Big loss: Jerry Deline once weighed 278 pounds. After dieting, he lost 100 pounds.
      Lennon
      9/3/1987
      Tables shewing the interest at 6 per centum, on any sum from one pound to one thousand pounds, from one day to three hundred and sixty-five days, and from one month to twelve months
      Tables shewing the interest at 6 per centum, on any sum from one pound to one thousand pounds, from one day to three hundred and sixty-five days, and from one month to twelve months
      Hew Ramsay (Firm)
      1855
      Too heavy: Roddy MacDonald was 2 1/2 pounds over the 175-pound limit at the official weigh-in yesterday but he'll shed that easily in preparation for the Canadian championship bout against the light heavyweight titleholder Gary Summer-hays, checking the s
      Too heavy: Roddy MacDonald was 2 1/2 pounds over the 175-pound limit at the official weigh-in yesterday but he'll shed that easily in preparation for the Canadian championship bout against the light heavyweight titleholder Gary Summer-hays, checking the s
      Goode, Jeff
      11/30/1981
      Full body press: Central Tech's Belchoit Arruda, all 6-foot-4 and 285 pounds of him, gives 5-foot-2, 135-pound teammate Joe Fonseca a lift
      Full body press: Central Tech's Belchoit Arruda, all 6-foot-4 and 285 pounds of him, gives 5-foot-2, 135-pound teammate Joe Fonseca a lift
      Loek, Dick
      10/30/1989
      A 24-pound triple play, Weighing in at just under 24 pounds yesterday, triplet daughters of Peter and Nancy Case of Thornhill are the biggest triplets ever delivered at Wellesley Hospital
      A 24-pound triple play, Weighing in at just under 24 pounds yesterday, triplet daughters of Peter and Nancy Case of Thornhill are the biggest triplets ever delivered at Wellesley Hospital
      Loek, Dick
      10/10/1974
      Tables shewing the interest at six per cent of any sum from one pound to one thousand pounds from one day to one hundred days and from one month to twelve months
      Tables shewing the interest at six per cent of any sum from one pound to one thousand pounds from one day to one hundred days and from one month to twelve months
      E.C. Tuttle
      1830
      Tables shewing the interest at six per cent of any sum from one pound to one thousand pounds from one day to one hundred days and from one month to twelve months
      Tables shewing the interest at six per cent of any sum from one pound to one thousand pounds from one day to one hundred days and from one month to twelve months
      Fessenden, Arthu
      1822
      Snarly protest: Animal trainer Mike Klingbell takes exception to a proposed North York ban on exotic animals and, to prove they can be tamed, he brought a 150-pound cougar to the legislation committe
      Snarly protest: Animal trainer Mike Klingbell takes exception to a proposed North York ban on exotic animals and, to prove they can be tamed, he brought a 150-pound cougar to the legislation committe
      Bull, Ron
      3/11/1981