From the Archives: Flea-free pets

Hazza family collection

Recent donation of records to the OJA shares the story of the Hazza family and the invention, promotion and demonstration of the “Flea-Free Pet Comb” at Toronto’s CNE Pictured here is 12-year-old Jimmy Keen demonstrating the pet comb on his dog. Keen earned $2 a day when his dog was selected to model the comb, CNE, Toronto, 1949. . Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, accession 2018-6-1.