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Lifelike fit: Dr. Jean de Pillet, a French plastic surgeon, fits Maria Peluso with three artificial fingers.
Lifelike fit: Dr. Jean de Pillet, a French plastic surgeon, fits Maria Peluso with three artificial fingers.

Lifelike fit: Dr. Jean de Pillet, a French plastic surgeon, fits Maria Peluso with three artificial fingers.

Date6/9/1983
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  • Lifelike fit: Dr. Jean de Pillet, a French plastic surgeon, fits Maria Peluso with three artificial fingers.
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The shoe fits: Dave Sandy, who with his wife developed the Big Star gymanstic shoe, checks machine at which Carolyn Jones works on the shoe.
The shoe fits: Dave Sandy, who with his wife developed the Big Star gymanstic shoe, checks machine at which Carolyn Jones works on the shoe.
Dunlop, Alan
8/25/1982
Eye to detail: Below, Fernando Rego fits a bespoke tailored suit in progress that can range in price from $900 to $2,000, depending on the fabric
Eye to detail: Below, Fernando Rego fits a bespoke tailored suit in progress that can range in price from $900 to $2,000, depending on the fabric
Bull, Ron
11/23/1987
The helmet fits-- he'll wear it. Eight honorary fire chiefs of Scarborough were hosts at one of several borough parties honoring Fire Chief Dave Forgie, 63, who is retiring after 35 years with department, 8 of those years as chief. Forgie (right, front gi
The helmet fits-- he'll wear it. Eight honorary fire chiefs of Scarborough were hosts at one of several borough parties honoring Fire Chief Dave Forgie, 63, who is retiring after 35 years with department, 8 of those years as chief. Forgie (right, front gi
Lennon, Frank
7/29/1976
Everything fits: That's as it should be - Ken Cummings is the teacher and if he can't do it right, everyone's in trouble. Cummings instructs in furniture design at Humber College and teaches his students to strive for a combination of good looks and practicality. Students are quick to pick this up, he says.
Everything fits: That's as it should be - Ken Cummings is the teacher and if he can't do it right, everyone's in trouble. Cummings instructs in furniture design at Humber College and teaches his students to strive for a combination of good looks and practicality. Students are quick to pick this up, he says.
Bull, Ron
8/13/1979
Perfect fit: Dr. William Sauter, head of the Hugh MacMilan Medical Centre program invesigating the use of muscle impuses to power artifical limbs, checks out young Jackie Nickel's artificial arm. He says, we have 2,000 to 3,000 visitors a year coming through here, looking at what we're doing.
Perfect fit: Dr. William Sauter, head of the Hugh MacMilan Medical Centre program invesigating the use of muscle impuses to power artifical limbs, checks out young Jackie Nickel's artificial arm. He says, we have 2,000 to 3,000 visitors a year coming through here, looking at what we're doing.
Pickell, Brian
5/26/1985
Andrew Dowler, Glad you use dial, For people who want something for nothing, we let our fingers do the walkin' and came up with these essential telephone numbers.
Andrew Dowler, Glad you use dial, For people who want something for nothing, we let our fingers do the walkin' and came up with these essential telephone numbers.
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
9/17/1979
Magic fingers: Mike Dincu, 33, a graduate sports therapist from the University of Bucharest, has been winning praise from sprinters whose sore and aching limbs Dincu has restored to life with his penetrating massages.
Magic fingers: Mike Dincu, 33, a graduate sports therapist from the University of Bucharest, has been winning praise from sprinters whose sore and aching limbs Dincu has restored to life with his penetrating massages.
Darrell, Dick
9/2/1982
Fingers crossed: Bill Sheffield, CNE assistant works manager, is hopeful that weatherman will lend a helping hand so his crew can produce good playing field at CNE Stadium both for upcoming playoffs and Grey Cup game Nov
Fingers crossed: Bill Sheffield, CNE assistant works manager, is hopeful that weatherman will lend a helping hand so his crew can produce good playing field at CNE Stadium both for upcoming playoffs and Grey Cup game Nov
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
11/2/1970
Clive Deverath relaxes in a corner of his living-room devoted to a display of African artifacts. On reprints by Joy Adamson who wrote the book, Born Free. He fingers some Masai warrior beads from Kenya. In his job and on his holidays he travels around collecting handmate crafts. They inspire him, he says. [Incomplete]
Clive Deverath relaxes in a corner of his living-room devoted to a display of African artifacts. On reprints by Joy Adamson who wrote the book, Born Free. He fingers some Masai warrior beads from Kenya. In his job and on his holidays he travels around collecting handmate crafts. They inspire him, he says. [Incomplete]
Geo, Mario
6/29/1971
Adventure centre: Evan Efston balances a miniature moon on the tips of his fingers at Efstonscience, a store he opened in North York about nine years ago.
Adventure centre: Evan Efston balances a miniature moon on the tips of his fingers at Efstonscience, a store he opened in North York about nine years ago.
Mahler, John
11/18/1981
Startled motorists think be's outs when they bear security man Mark Carter sitting at a stoplight, singing and clicking his fingers, but most drive off with a smile. Mark, a 26-year-old native of Barbados, feels Metro people are much too glum and take life too seriously. You start singing, you feel better, he says.
Startled motorists think be's outs when they bear security man Mark Carter sitting at a stoplight, singing and clicking his fingers, but most drive off with a smile. Mark, a 26-year-old native of Barbados, feels Metro people are much too glum and take life too seriously. You start singing, you feel better, he says.
Loek, Dick
6/1/1977
On the road back: Ian Phillips, 30, who lost in legs and eight fingers in a skiing accident, is recuperating at Toronto's West Park Rehabilitation Hospital before returning home to Calgary
On the road back: Ian Phillips, 30, who lost in legs and eight fingers in a skiing accident, is recuperating at Toronto's West Park Rehabilitation Hospital before returning home to Calgary
Cooper, David
8/4/1983