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The first straw blower patented and manufactured in Canada
The first straw blower patented and manufactured in Canada

The first straw blower patented and manufactured in Canada

Date1901
Names
FormatPicture
Notes
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Subject
    GeographyProvince stateManitoba
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Black-and-white photographs
    DimensionsUnknown
    Language
      CollectionArchives of Ontario
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderCrown copyright
      Object NumberOHQ-PICTURES-S-R-778
      Ready to roll: Alain Sutton, Toro's director of Canadian operations, shows the company's new snow blower, one of many products with which Toro intends to dazzle the Canadian market to the extent of some $35 million in sales per year
      Ready to roll: Alain Sutton, Toro's director of Canadian operations, shows the company's new snow blower, one of many products with which Toro intends to dazzle the Canadian market to the extent of some $35 million in sales per year
      Beaty, Keith
      9/18/1979
      Air leaks: Tony Woods, a house shell specialist, conducts tests, as the blower door he has installed in an East End home creates the effect of a 40km/h wind blowing on the house
      Air leaks: Tony Woods, a house shell specialist, conducts tests, as the blower door he has installed in an East End home creates the effect of a 40km/h wind blowing on the house
      Griffin, Doug
      11/10/1986
      Cycle system: Star photographer Dick Loek tries a bicycle linked to a blower which can circulate air through the multi-room super-bunker
      Cycle system: Star photographer Dick Loek tries a bicycle linked to a blower which can circulate air through the multi-room super-bunker
      Loek, Dick
      2/23/1989
      Fierce furnace: Glass blower Ian Forbes works next to a 1,260C (2,300F) oven the size of a suburban garage
      Fierce furnace: Glass blower Ian Forbes works next to a 1,260C (2,300F) oven the size of a suburban garage
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      8/11/1988
      The Dominion quilting and rugging frame, patented in Canada and the United States
      The Dominion quilting and rugging frame, patented in Canada and the United States
      Jarvis, R.S
      1870 circa
      Tired of seeing his advertising brochures end up in the waste basket, advertising man Gunter Nerlich has come up with a patented three-dimensional viewing device, which he is holding, above
      Tired of seeing his advertising brochures end up in the waste basket, advertising man Gunter Nerlich has come up with a patented three-dimensional viewing device, which he is holding, above
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      6/28/1972
      When Mark Eichhorn delivers one of his patented sidearm pitches, above, hitters must sometimes think that the ball is coming from some where near third base
      When Mark Eichhorn delivers one of his patented sidearm pitches, above, hitters must sometimes think that the ball is coming from some where near third base
      Bull, Ron
      5/5/1987
      Louis Cliche shows off his patented Roll-O paint roller
      Louis Cliche shows off his patented Roll-O paint roller
      Bezant, Graham
      11/14/1978
      Gilles Gratton, making one of his patented brilliant stops, will likely be in nets for Toronto Toros in opener of WHA semi-final series at Gardens tonight
      Gilles Gratton, making one of his patented brilliant stops, will likely be in nets for Toronto Toros in opener of WHA semi-final series at Gardens tonight
      Gratton, Gilles
      4/15/1974
      A 100-year-old inventor, Henry Albert Mitchell of Scarborough, is sure no one can take the bulb out of this lamp: It's a non-swipable one he patented that hasn't gone into production
      A 100-year-old inventor, Henry Albert Mitchell of Scarborough, is sure no one can take the bulb out of this lamp: It's a non-swipable one he patented that hasn't gone into production
      Teskey, Frank
      2/8/1972
      Statement of mineral lands on the north shore of Lake Superior patented, to whom, and price paid per acre
      Statement of mineral lands on the north shore of Lake Superior patented, to whom, and price paid per acre
      Canada. Crown Lands Department
      1865
      The Adjustable quilting frame : patented, 1874
      The Adjustable quilting frame : patented, 1874
      Canada Manufacturing Company (Toronto, Ont.)
      1870 circa