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He Switched from Tractors to Antiques, Noel Hamer has seven men working in his Brooklin garage restoring antique cars
He Switched from Tractors to Antiques, Noel Hamer has seven men working in his Brooklin garage restoring antique cars

He Switched from Tractors to Antiques, Noel Hamer has seven men working in his Brooklin garage restoring antique cars

Date11/4/1976
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  • He Switched from Tractors to Antiques; Noel Hamer has seven men working in his Brooklin garage restoring antique cars.
  • He Switched from Tractors to Antiques, Noel Hamer has seven men working in his Brooklin garage restoring antique cars
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Original Toronto Star caption: He Switched from Tractors to Antiques; Noel Hamer has seven men working in his Brooklin garage restoring antique cars.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0009876F
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      Old cars come out like new. Restoring antique cars is the hobby and the business of Ron Fawcett of Whitby leading on a 1956 Thunderbird under the Harvard trainer mounted on the roof. Fawcett has restored cars for museums in Ottawa. Oshawa and Niagara Fall
      Old cars come out like new. Restoring antique cars is the hobby and the business of Ron Fawcett of Whitby leading on a 1956 Thunderbird under the Harvard trainer mounted on the roof. Fawcett has restored cars for museums in Ottawa. Oshawa and Niagara Fall
      Darrell, Dick
      11/3/1975
      Ron Fawcett has been hooked on cars longer than he can remember and he's worked painstakingly over the years restoring dozens of antique and classic models on the outskirts of Whitby.
      Ron Fawcett has been hooked on cars longer than he can remember and he's worked painstakingly over the years restoring dozens of antique and classic models on the outskirts of Whitby.
      Griffin, Doug
      1/2/1969
      Refinishing pine tool moulds is just one of the projects 27-year-old Bill Don has taken on since he and he and his wife Bev decided to fulfil his life's dream, to run their own store. Ardith One, on Yonge St., features antiques and artifacts the pair has collected over the past two years. The young couple say that mixing marriage and business has given them something to work on for the rest of their lives.
      Refinishing pine tool moulds is just one of the projects 27-year-old Bill Don has taken on since he and he and his wife Bev decided to fulfil his life's dream, to run their own store. Ardith One, on Yonge St., features antiques and artifacts the pair has collected over the past two years. The young couple say that mixing marriage and business has given them something to work on for the rest of their lives.
      Beaty, Keith
      8/1/1973
      Ronnie Hawkins, look out! Mississauga daredevil Larry Hurricane McLean, 28, took his motorcycle over seven antique cars - entertainer Hawkins was in o(...)
      Ronnie Hawkins, look out! Mississauga daredevil Larry Hurricane McLean, 28, took his motorcycle over seven antique cars - entertainer Hawkins was in o(...)
      Calleja, Frank
      8/15/1982
      Furniture sleuth: Phil Dunning, curator of Montgomery's Inn, has a sharp eye for antiques and can explain how he knows this chair is authentic early Canadian piece - he took it apart and made sure the screws were old, too.
      Furniture sleuth: Phil Dunning, curator of Montgomery's Inn, has a sharp eye for antiques and can explain how he knows this chair is authentic early Canadian piece - he took it apart and made sure the screws were old, too.
      Beaty, Keith
      1/3/1980
      Surrounded by Antiques, Audrey Armstrong types out the latest information she has learned about pioneer life in rural Ontario. The Armstrongs will cel(...)
      Surrounded by Antiques, Audrey Armstrong types out the latest information she has learned about pioneer life in rural Ontario. The Armstrongs will cel(...)
      Beaty, Keith
      9/19/1974
      From pick and shovel to art. Gio Batta Garlatti employes his skills as a sculptor and cabinet maker to restore and reproduce antiques. The 40-year-old(...)
      From pick and shovel to art. Gio Batta Garlatti employes his skills as a sculptor and cabinet maker to restore and reproduce antiques. The 40-year-old(...)
      McConnell, Colin
      3/12/1976
      Dana L Sweeny poses in front of the collection of antiques he brought with him from Nova Scotia. Most are English.
      Dana L Sweeny poses in front of the collection of antiques he brought with him from Nova Scotia. Most are English.
      Geo, Mario
      3/18/1969
      Getting the lead out: Restoring antique silver is a way of life for silversmith Michael Surman (foreground) and his assistant Nicholas Stirling
      Getting the lead out: Restoring antique silver is a way of life for silversmith Michael Surman (foreground) and his assistant Nicholas Stirling
      Bennett, Julie
      6/9/1987
      Real treasure: Bill Riordan helps raise money for Family Services of Southwest York Region by doing what he does best - selling antiques.
      Real treasure: Bill Riordan helps raise money for Family Services of Southwest York Region by doing what he does best - selling antiques.
      Dunlop, Al
      1/16/1992
      Scott Craigie. To laymen they're known as window dressers. But aesthete Scott Craigie calls himself a display manager. As the man in charge of windows and in - store displays for exclusive Hazelton Lanes, Craigie creates ever-changing window fantasies for a dozen boutiques. Inspired by travel and unusual props - anything can be used as a prop, from newspapers to antiques - Craigie likes to create windows that draw attention to the merchandise without being distracting. [Incomplete]
      Scott Craigie. To laymen they're known as window dressers. But aesthete Scott Craigie calls himself a display manager. As the man in charge of windows and in - store displays for exclusive Hazelton Lanes, Craigie creates ever-changing window fantasies for a dozen boutiques. Inspired by travel and unusual props - anything can be used as a prop, from newspapers to antiques - Craigie likes to create windows that draw attention to the merchandise without being distracting. [Incomplete]
      Bull, Ron
      1/26/1982
      Taking aim along the barrel of one cannon, Clarence I, Scott shows off the collection of 23 minature antique cannons he has collected over the past seven years
      Taking aim along the barrel of one cannon, Clarence I, Scott shows off the collection of 23 minature antique cannons he has collected over the past seven years
      Griffin, Doug
      8/1/1972