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Custom Paints Job on this 1971 Corvette is admired by Colleen Cariou at the Toronto International Centre
Custom Paints Job on this 1971 Corvette is admired by Colleen Cariou at the Toronto International Centre

Custom Paints Job on this 1971 Corvette is admired by Colleen Cariou at the Toronto International Centre

Date3/11/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Custom Paints Job on this 1971 Corvette is admired by Colleen Cariou at the Toronto International Centre. She was among the thousands of visitors to Canada's largest custom-vehicle show on weekend. The show; called Motion 77; featured antique cars; custom cars; hot rods; stock cars; racing boats and selection of custom vans all prepared by Canadians. It was the first time in the eight-year history of the show that all the entrants were from Canadians.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0009939F
      Mayor paints an egg. Mayor William Dennison paints an Easter egg as part of display by 25 Community Folk Art Council organizations putting on exhibit this week at City Hall for Easter
      Mayor paints an egg. Mayor William Dennison paints an Easter egg as part of display by 25 Community Folk Art Council organizations putting on exhibit this week at City Hall for Easter
      Dennison, William
      3/30/1969
      Custom Class: Top, a mid 60s stock Corvette, left, a vintage '30s roadster, above, a '4950 Ford with Continental Kit
      Custom Class: Top, a mid 60s stock Corvette, left, a vintage '30s roadster, above, a '4950 Ford with Continental Kit
      Slaughter, Mike
      5/27/1989
      Bought of Dunspaugh & Watson, importers and wholesale and retail dealers in drugs, medicines, chemicals; paints and colours, dry and in oil; sperm, lard, elephant, machinery, and other oils; spirits turpentine; paint brushes; varnishes; dye-stuffs; snuff; manufacturers of patent medicines, essences &c.
      Bought of Dunspaugh & Watson, importers and wholesale and retail dealers in drugs, medicines, chemicals; paints and colours, dry and in oil; sperm, lard, elephant, machinery, and other oils; spirits turpentine; paint brushes; varnishes; dye-stuffs; snuff; manufacturers of patent medicines, essences &c.
      1867
      Bought of Dunspaugh & Watson, importers and wholesale and retail dealers in drugs, medicines, chemicals; paints and colours, dry and in oil; sperm, lard, elephant, machinery, and other oils; spirits turpentine; paint brushes; varnishes; dye-stuffs; snuff; manufacturers of patent medicines, essences &c.
      Bought of Dunspaugh & Watson, importers and wholesale and retail dealers in drugs, medicines, chemicals; paints and colours, dry and in oil; sperm, lard, elephant, machinery, and other oils; spirits turpentine; paint brushes; varnishes; dye-stuffs; snuff; manufacturers of patent medicines, essences &c.
      1867
      Images of paint brushes
      The paint that lasts Sterling Prepared Paints
      Canadian Oil Companies Limited
      Approximately 1915
      Toronto-born artist Judy Singer never paints same design twice on the dresses she creates
      Toronto-born artist Judy Singer never paints same design twice on the dresses she creates
      Bull, Ron
      12/23/1977
      Exterior view of three-storey brick building. Sign above shop window reads, James W. Paton.
      James W. Paton, paints, Temperance Street, north side, between Yonge Street and Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      12/7/1927
      Formerly Dunspaugh & Watson. Receipt of customer John Lauder Esq. Part of Morris Norman donatio…
      Bought of J.L. Margach & Co., drugs, medicines, chemicals, paints, oils, putty, colours, patent dryers, brushes of all kinds, varnishes, naval stores, dye-stuffs, glassware, artist materials, surgical instruments, patent medicines, perfumery, fancy goods, &c. &c.
      1870
      Receipt of customer John Lauder Esq. Part of Morris Norman donation of business papers, 2002.
      Bought of Dunspaugh & Watson drugs, medicines, chemicals, paints, oils, putty, colours, patent dryers, brushes of all kinds, varnishes, naval stores, dye-stuffs, glassware, artist materials, surgical instruments, patent medicines, perfumery, fancy goods, &c. &c.
      1867
      Receipt of customer John Lauder Esq. Part of Morris Norman donation of business papers, 2002.
      Bought of John Bailie, dealer in all kinds of hardware, cutlery, tools and house furnishing hardware, nails, glass, putty, paints, garden tools &c. &c.
      1870
      Receipt of customer John Lauder Esq. Part of Morris Norman donation of business papers, 2002.
      Bought of Bronsdon & Paton, importers of paints, oils, varnishes, German & English window glass, brushes, artists' tools etc. wholesale and retail.
      1875
      Colour trade card advertisement for Ramsay's Paints, depicting an illustration of a dog with a …
      Use Ramsay's Paints
      approx 1890-1910