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High on a hill: Conventional electricity is only used for light bulbs, stereo, television and appliances in this 65-foot tall, 3,000 square feet home
High on a hill: Conventional electricity is only used for light bulbs, stereo, television and appliances in this 65-foot tall, 3,000 square feet home

High on a hill: Conventional electricity is only used for light bulbs, stereo, television and appliances in this 65-foot tall, 3,000 square feet home

Date12/27/1990
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      ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0132557F
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      Darrell, Dick
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      Beaty, Keith
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      Bull, Ron
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      Spremo, Boris
      11/3/1992
      Cover has text in varied font type above and below an image of a woman holding a slice of bread…
      Aikenhead's 1920 catalogue of electrical appliances for the home
      Aikenhead Hardware Co
      1920
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      McConnell, Colin
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      Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
      10/18/1973
      To L.R. Saunders, secretary-treasurer of Allied Collection Agencies, for remainging unfrffled despite his company's freqent appaearance in the columns of help wanted. Allied agreed to stop dunning Orfeo Avaro for $4.60 when help wanted pointed out that Mrs. Avaro was sure he had never ordered lihgt bulbs by mail and, when they did arrive, had promptly mailed them back. In his next appearance, Mr. Saunders sent $3,71 to the STar Wilson had mistakely overpaid.
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      Dutch bulbs for fall planting : autumn 1905
      Dutch bulbs for fall planting : autumn 1905
      Company
      1905
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      Simmers' annual autumn catalogue of bulbs, plants, seeds, etc.
      J.A. Simmers
      1913
      Bulbs for ye garden
      Bulbs for ye garden
      Steele, Briggs Seed Co.
      Approximately 1900s