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Some toy: Don Smith of North York loves to play amateur soldier, but his toys are something else
Some toy: Don Smith of North York loves to play amateur soldier, but his toys are something else

Some toy: Don Smith of North York loves to play amateur soldier, but his toys are something else

Date7/30/1991
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      ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0133995F
      Toyland, toyland: Jillian Box, 18 months, Trevor Midwinter, 4, program co-ordinator Elaine Smith and Laura Delorey try out some toys in the Milton Toy Library
      Toyland, toyland: Jillian Box, 18 months, Trevor Midwinter, 4, program co-ordinator Elaine Smith and Laura Delorey try out some toys in the Milton Toy Library
      Stuparyk, Michael
      5/26/1981
      Creative toys: Children like Chad White, 9, love to help craftsman Paul Simpson create toys out of wood like this horse and rider
      Creative toys: Children like Chad White, 9, love to help craftsman Paul Simpson create toys out of wood like this horse and rider
      Spremo, Boris
      8/6/1979
      Movable feats: Jim Smith creates toys with wood, specializing in movable trucks, trains, planes and children's riding toys
      Movable feats: Jim Smith creates toys with wood, specializing in movable trucks, trains, planes and children's riding toys
      Lennon, Frank
      3/14/1985
      Gary, 33, says one of his personalities is a 5-year-old who plays with toys
      Gary, 33, says one of his personalities is a 5-year-old who plays with toys
      Stawicki, Andrew
      4/1/1991
      Father and Stepmother watch David Grunberg play with his Christmas toys
      Father and Stepmother watch David Grunberg play with his Christmas toys
      Dutton, Don
      1/2/1966
      Checking his army of military miniatures-and don't dare call them toy soldiers-Stehen George Leggett looks over some of the 2,000 soldiers, horses and guns he has constructed by hand with meticulous care over past 20 years
      Checking his army of military miniatures-and don't dare call them toy soldiers-Stehen George Leggett looks over some of the 2,000 soldiers, horses and guns he has constructed by hand with meticulous care over past 20 years
      Teskey, Frank
      4/23/1971
      Sets of toy soldiers can cost hundreds of dollars, but they are prized by adult collectors, says toy store owner Don Graham
      Sets of toy soldiers can cost hundreds of dollars, but they are prized by adult collectors, says toy store owner Don Graham
      Bull, Ron
      12/2/1992
      Pre-school blind children at the Ontario Foundation for Visually Impaired Children centre in Toronto play on special inflatable toys in all shapes and(...)
      Pre-school blind children at the Ontario Foundation for Visually Impaired Children centre in Toronto play on special inflatable toys in all shapes and(...)
      Lennon, Frank
      4/7/1978
      The jury: Children aged 2 1/2 to 5 enrolled in the Fisher-Price nursery school are given toys being designed by the company to play with under the supervision of a teacher such as Kathleen Alfano, above left
      The jury: Children aged 2 1/2 to 5 enrolled in the Fisher-Price nursery school are given toys being designed by the company to play with under the supervision of a teacher such as Kathleen Alfano, above left
      Russell, Jim
      4/22/1982
      Joy-riding toys. Randy Bergant had more toys than just about any of the 800 or so motorcycle riders who participated in Saturday's annual 45-kilometer(...)
      Joy-riding toys. Randy Bergant had more toys than just about any of the 800 or so motorcycle riders who participated in Saturday's annual 45-kilometer(...)
      Stawicki, Andrew
      9/13/1992
      Popular toys: Many of the toys admired here by Grayson Taylor, 6, may not last long on retailers' shelves
      Popular toys: Many of the toys admired here by Grayson Taylor, 6, may not last long on retailers' shelves
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      9/25/1979
      Driving to the dogs. Wards of the Toronto Humane Soceity practised on some of the wheeled toys that will be sold at the society's women's division rum(...)
      Driving to the dogs. Wards of the Toronto Humane Soceity practised on some of the wheeled toys that will be sold at the society's women's division rum(...)
      Griffin, Doug
      3/25/1968