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Oldtimer: David Stirk gives his son Iain, 8, a ride aboard his 1919 Sawyer Massey steam engine
Oldtimer: David Stirk gives his son Iain, 8, a ride aboard his 1919 Sawyer Massey steam engine

Oldtimer: David Stirk gives his son Iain, 8, a ride aboard his 1919 Sawyer Massey steam engine

Date8/26/1995
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Original Toronto Star caption: Oldtimer: David Stirk gives his son Iain; 8; a ride aboard his 1919 Sawyer Massey steam engine.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0006134F
      Old but they can still cut it. The sawdust was flying during the weekend when Roy Botterill (left) cranked up this 1906 Massey-Sawyer steam engine and(...)
      Old but they can still cut it. The sawdust was flying during the weekend when Roy Botterill (left) cranked up this 1906 Massey-Sawyer steam engine and(...)
      Mahler, John
      4/23/1979
      A farm festival: Sherwood Hume drives a 1913 Sawyer-Massey Steam traction engine
      A farm festival: Sherwood Hume drives a 1913 Sawyer-Massey Steam traction engine
      Dexter, Brian
      8/9/1981
      Still running: Wilfrid Leslie to Halton Hills gets his 1919 traction steam engine ready for the Steam Era Show in Milton this weekend
      Still running: Wilfrid Leslie to Halton Hills gets his 1919 traction steam engine ready for the Steam Era Show in Milton this weekend
      Levenston, Anne
      8/23/1982
      Checking over their first birthday cards yesterday are the Stirk quadruplets, from left, Margaret, Jennifer, Iain and Anne. Averaging just 2.7 pounds (...)
      Checking over their first birthday cards yesterday are the Stirk quadruplets, from left, Margaret, Jennifer, Iain and Anne. Averaging just 2.7 pounds (...)
      Stuparyk, Michael
      9/17/1987
      Hobbyist Art Ellis stokes up his steam engine to take kids for a ride into the past at model railway show
      Hobbyist Art Ellis stokes up his steam engine to take kids for a ride into the past at model railway show
      Brazao, Dale
      2/17/1979
      Final check: John Crook of Oshawa inspects one of the steam engines he has built. Some of his collection will be on display at the Steam Threshing Days in Uxbridge this weekend. He grew to love steam engines while helping on his father's farm in the 1930s.
      Final check: John Crook of Oshawa inspects one of the steam engines he has built. Some of his collection will be on display at the Steam Threshing Days in Uxbridge this weekend. He grew to love steam engines while helping on his father's farm in the 1930s.
      Irish, Paul
      8/4/1989
      The largest engine and thresher works in Canada Sawyer & Massey Co. Limited Hamilton, Canada
      The largest engine and thresher works in Canada Sawyer & Massey Co. Limited Hamilton, Canada
      Sawyer & Massey Co.
      Approximately 1890
      Fun in the sun: Bob Lyons makes sure his children Jasmine, 4, and Joshua, 2 are safely on the sled before his wife Catherine Stewart gives them a ride
      Fun in the sun: Bob Lyons makes sure his children Jasmine, 4, and Joshua, 2 are safely on the sled before his wife Catherine Stewart gives them a ride
      Loek, Dick
      1/17/1985
      Jack Dancygier gives his attention to customer Lou Sugar in his barber shop at Adelaide and Peter Sts. His manicurist is Gilda Facoetti. A survivor of the concentration camps of Nazi Germany, Jack is grateful for the peace that has come to him and wife in Canada, where they have raised three sons. He and his wife were married secretly by a rabbi in a concentration camp. Their first son was born there, too.
      Jack Dancygier gives his attention to customer Lou Sugar in his barber shop at Adelaide and Peter Sts. His manicurist is Gilda Facoetti. A survivor of the concentration camps of Nazi Germany, Jack is grateful for the peace that has come to him and wife in Canada, where they have raised three sons. He and his wife were married secretly by a rabbi in a concentration camp. Their first son was born there, too.
      Bezant, Graham
      7/5/1973
      John Brown, Warrendale's director, gives all his attention to an 8-year-old sharing a secret, We make up for parenting children have missed first time(...)
      John Brown, Warrendale's director, gives all his attention to an 8-year-old sharing a secret, We make up for parenting children have missed first time(...)
      James, Norman
      11/18/1965
      Eric Clark explains his working model steam engine
      Eric Clark explains his working model steam engine
      Bock, Tony
      11/8/1986
      Young man using roller skis on a path through woods.
      Iain Sloan of North York logs hundreds of miles on his roller skis
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      10/4/1983