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Operating their own factory in Ajax, after they lost their jobs in the shutdown of the Dunlop of Canada Ltd
Operating their own factory in Ajax, after they lost their jobs in the shutdown of the Dunlop of Canada Ltd

Operating their own factory in Ajax, after they lost their jobs in the shutdown of the Dunlop of Canada Ltd

Date1/21/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Operating their own factory in Ajax; after they lost their jobs in the shutdown of the Dunlop of Canada Ltd. plant in Toronto last May; Phil Japp (second from right); 43; and Walter Merkel (right) check production line. With three other partners they are turning out rubber escalator handrails; one of many products Dunlop claimed it could not make profit on when it closed down its Queen St. plant.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0008925F
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