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Oct 1960: Lighting and Heating Products ad from Woolworth (+'Vesta' Convector Heater; Five-branch pendant, complete with shades; Minivector Heater; Battery Charger; Contemporary light fittings and beautiful shades; INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS; Tidylite and Nu-Brite Lamps, and more)

This is a vintage advertisement for Woolworth's lighting and heating week. Featured are various products such as the "Vesta" convector heater, lamps, lamp shades, electrical fittings, torches, and winter comfort items. Lighting and Heating Week! Every Woolworth Store has a large stock of lamp-shades in a huge variety of colours and designs-every one of them offers unbeatable value! Woolworth's electric lamps will give you good service for a guaranteed average life of 1000 hours. You cannot buy a better lamp at these prices. A smaller size! A better shape! A better light! A lower price! These striking modern candleholders are wonderful value! Buy them for romantic lighting at your party! Many different designs! Walk into Woolworth's and see our ornamental candles-there's a'large range in every size, shape, pattern, and colour that you could possibly want! You get quick, clean, convenient warmth from a Woolworth electric fire-and excellent value, too! Last winter, tens of thousands of our customers appreciated the efficiency (and the remarkable value) of this 'VESTA' heater. THERE'LL BE A BIG DEMAND AGAIN-BUY YOUR HEATER NOW! Keep winter at bay!
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Oct 1976: Toys ad from W.H. Smith (+Petite Typewriter; Monopoly; Tommy Cooper Golf Game; Playpeople. Four different sets; Word Master Mind; and Animal Quiz Book) «Johnny Morris and friend and W.H.Smith: "If Smith's toys can pass the Seymour test, they must be good!"»

This advertisement features a range of toys and games available at W.H. Smith, reviewed by Johnny Morris and his monkey companion, Seymour. The products include classic board games, educational toys, and novelty items, all at discounted prices. Johnny Morris and friend and W.H.Smith: "If Smith's toys can pass the Seymour test, they must be good!" "I popped into W.H. Smith to get a birthday card for Seymour the spider monkey and found myself in their toy department. The toys and games I saw were so cheaply priced, I had to buy a few. Seymour has been testing them out for me. He awarded points for fun, value, looks, strength and flavour." Monopoly Now Only £2.35 Save £1.45 "The classic board game. I wanted to build a zoo on Park Lane, but a certain furry person beat me to it and built a hotel on the site." Petite Typewriter Now Only £9.99 Save £3.76 "It's just like an adult one. I couldn't get a look in though because Seymour was tapping out a letter to his Mum." Word Master Mind Now only 85p Save 65p "An exciting variation on the standard Master Mind and great fun to play. Seymour won three games to nil. I suspect he was cheating." Playpeople. Four different sets Now only £3.50 Save 75p "What a super idea! Little people with moveable parts and all kinds of accessories. Seymour liked the cowboy set best because the horses tasted nice." Tommy Cooper Golf Game Now Only £3.50 Save £2.25 "This gave us a good laugh. I did, however, get beaten again. Just like that!" Animal Quiz Book 50p Johnny's own Animal Quiz Book, full of surprising facts about the animal world. "If you like the programme Animal Magic, I'm sure you'll enjoy the book," Prices correct at time of going to press. Merchandise subject to availability. Branches throughout England and Wales Offer excludes airport branches.