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Brown Tag Binder Twine beats them all!
Brown Tag Binder Twine beats them all!

Brown Tag Binder Twine beats them all!

Date1900 circa
Names
(contributor)
(subject)
FormatEphemera
GeographyCity, town, townshipVaughan
GeographyNeighbourhoodWoodbridge (Vaughan, Ont.)
GeographyHistorical locationWoodbridge (Ont.)
GeographyRegion or DistrictYork (Ont. : Regional municipality)
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
Medium
Undefined
Pages8 leaves
Dimensions26 cm, 8Pages, 17 cm (10 1/4 in., 6 11/16 in.)
Language
    CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
    Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
    Object NumberCA-1900-BROWN-TAG-VS
    It's a festival. Author Pierre Berton was among hundreds who went to Kleinburg's annual Binder Twine Festival on Saturday, a revival of event held from 1892-1929 when farmers came to buy twine
    It's a festival. Author Pierre Berton was among hundreds who went to Kleinburg's annual Binder Twine Festival on Saturday, a revival of event held from 1892-1929 when farmers came to buy twine
    Berton, Pierre, 1920-2004
    9/8/1979
    Good as new: Dave Eadie refurbished this old 1914 Massy Harris binder in time to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Binder Twine Festival Saturday
    Good as new: Dave Eadie refurbished this old 1914 Massy Harris binder in time to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Binder Twine Festival Saturday
    Dunlop, Al
    8/26/1991
    Cutting it close: Candy Maldonado just beats the tag of Brewer catcher B
    Cutting it close: Candy Maldonado just beats the tag of Brewer catcher B
    Mahler, John
    8/19/1991
    The weather was perfect and the streets were jammed Saturday as thousands of nostalgia-seekers trekked to Kleinberg for the annual Binder Twine Festiv(...)
    The weather was perfect and the streets were jammed Saturday as thousands of nostalgia-seekers trekked to Kleinberg for the annual Binder Twine Festiv(...)
    Spremo, Boris
    9/10/1978
    Highland tumble. Colin Dewar, 6, took an unexpected tumble in the highland dancing event at the annual Binder Twine Festival yesterday in Kleinburg. T(...)
    Highland tumble. Colin Dewar, 6, took an unexpected tumble in the highland dancing event at the annual Binder Twine Festival yesterday in Kleinburg. T(...)
    Dunlop, Al
    9/7/1985
    Bobby Gimby of Ca-na-da fame sounds the fanfare to launch Kleinburg's annual Binder Twine festival, first held in 1892
    Bobby Gimby of Ca-na-da fame sounds the fanfare to launch Kleinburg's annual Binder Twine festival, first held in 1892
    Gimby, Bobby, 1918-1998
    9/8/1979
    There was even a grinning contest at the Kleinburg Binder Twine Festival on the weekend, but you couldn't tell contestants from the tourists, townsfol(...)
    There was even a grinning contest at the Kleinburg Binder Twine Festival on the weekend, but you couldn't tell contestants from the tourists, townsfol(...)
    Berton, Pierre, 1920-2004
    9/10/1977
    Illustration of a horseshoe with little blue flowers, possibly forget-me-nots surrounding it.
    Ask for Plymouth binder twine
    Hobbs Hardware Co.
    approximately 1910
    Illustration of a scene with a river, or pond with grass and trees on either side. The scene is…
    Ask for Plymouth binder twine
    Hobbs Hardware Co.
    Approximately 1910
    The Back Beats
    The Back Beats
    Backbeats (Musical group)
    9/11/1979
    Australia claims that the surf of its southern ocean beats anything the Atlantic or Pacific can show
    Australia claims that the surf of its southern ocean beats anything the Atlantic or Pacific can show
    Toronto Star (Firm)
    7/13/1946
    Top, 2 1/2-year-old Alanna Cervenak of Toronto beats the heat with a tantalizing taste of ice cream
    Top, 2 1/2-year-old Alanna Cervenak of Toronto beats the heat with a tantalizing taste of ice cream
    Faught, Ken
    7/7/1988