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Steve Kolozsvary at his bench, watched by wife Rosa. An escaper from Hungary, master bootmaker now makes skates.
Steve Kolozsvary at his bench, watched by wife Rosa. An escaper from Hungary, master bootmaker now makes skates.

Steve Kolozsvary at his bench, watched by wife Rosa. An escaper from Hungary, master bootmaker now makes skates.

Date2/10/1978
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      ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0129049F
      Lionel Conn : He's president of Tudor Energy, but his subsidiary makes the Universal Skate Sharpener, which is about the size of a soft drink machine. It can do either hockey or figure skates and the whole process takes only seconds and costs only $2.50 a throw.
      Lionel Conn : He's president of Tudor Energy, but his subsidiary makes the Universal Skate Sharpener, which is about the size of a soft drink machine. It can do either hockey or figure skates and the whole process takes only seconds and costs only $2.50 a throw.
      Eglinton, Rick
      4/12/1985
      A master at work: John Knebli, 88, inspects one of the 100,000 pairs of skates he has made in his long and satisfying career
      A master at work: John Knebli, 88, inspects one of the 100,000 pairs of skates he has made in his long and satisfying career
      Power, Peter
      8/7/1992
      Shelves of skates: George Mackay holds some of the 300 pairs of skates he keeps in the basement of his Brampton home.
      Shelves of skates: George Mackay holds some of the 300 pairs of skates he keeps in the basement of his Brampton home.
      Madonik, Rick
      2/16/1993
      Shows True Davidson tweaking the brim of a Sherlockian Deerstalker hat worn by a tall young man…
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      Darrell, Dick
      9/24/1972
      A wobbly Roy Harris, who's been on skates only a few times, gets a few technical pointers from his children at the skating rink at Ryerson Polytechnic(...)
      A wobbly Roy Harris, who's been on skates only a few times, gets a few technical pointers from his children at the skating rink at Ryerson Polytechnic(...)
      McConnell, Colin
      12/30/1991
      Olerud on skates, Blue Jay first baseman John Olerud takes a break from his skating exploits at Nathan Phillips Square to sign autographs
      Olerud on skates, Blue Jay first baseman John Olerud takes a break from his skating exploits at Nathan Phillips Square to sign autographs
      McConnell, Colin
      12/12/1991
      Famed international skater Otto Jelinek, now head of a company that will produce 200,000 pairs of skates this year, finds success has meant sale of co(...)
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      Jelinek, Otto
      2/24/1972
      Figure-skating champion Nigel Stephens, who gained his laurels in the 1940s, has hung up his skates
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      Spremo, Boris
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      5. Maurice Hefferman, controller at State Street Trust Company, skates to lunch in a Hugo Boss suit, Marek tie. Sunglasses, Ray-Ban, skates, Bauer. Al(...)
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      Loek, Dick
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      Paul Janacek, 43, glides across the ice yesterday on Grenadier Pond in High Park during his daily two-hour workout on speed skates. Janacek, an unempl(...)
      Power, Peter
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      Say cheese: Doug Geidart, below, was capturing the moment his son Alan, 2, took to skates on video with friend Sarah Beltrami assisting at the Ryerson rink
      Say cheese: Doug Geidart, below, was capturing the moment his son Alan, 2, took to skates on video with friend Sarah Beltrami assisting at the Ryerson rink
      Beaty, Keith
      12/31/1992
      Stamp of approval: Jockey Don Seymour waves his whip in triumph as With Approval hits the finish line an easy 71/2-length winner in the Breeders' Skates yesterday
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