Woman's Own April 4 1959 Page 50

SWAN BRAND Trademark Made in England makes a HAPPY home! Two latest additions to the Swan Brand range are the Swift (illustrated above) and the Siren Whistling Kettle (below). Both kettles, 3 pints capacity, can be filled more quickly through the spout and boiling is faster with the 2 K W element. 
Available from Electricity Board Service Centres and Electrical RetailersBulpitt & Sons Ltd., Birmingham 18

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SPRINKLEEN Regd. Trade Mark Will clean your Carpet on the spot-There's no need to lift the carpet before you clean it. Leave it where it is. Simply .. brush in a solution of SPRINKLEEN and  wipe out the dirt. SPRINKLEEN works deeply and quickly and  dries in a few hours. 

SPRINKLEEN Regd. Trade Mark Will clean your Upholstery on the spot-Here's how it's done. Dissolve a tablespoonful of SPRINKLEEN in a pint of warm water; take a good stiff nail-brush, dip into the solution. and brush gently over the article to be cleaned. Wipe over immediately with a rough Towel. All loosened dirt will come away, bringing new life to colours you'd forgotten were there. 

SPRINKLEEN Regd. Trade Mark Will clean your Cutains on the spot-The penetrating properties of SPRINKLEEN restore your heavy curtains to their original freshness in no time. There's no lather to J have to rinse away, and no tell-tale 'just cleaned' smell If you SPRINKLEEN the room today, you can entertain guests in it tomorrow.

SPRINKLEEN Regd. Trade Mark CLEANS EVERYTHING-There are so many things you can SPRINKLEEN. Lino, loose covers, tapestry, rugs, deckchairs and awnings, coconut and sisal matting. paintwork (both inside and outside the house), rubber floors, rubber mackintoshes, car seats, headlinings and white-wall tyres. 

Get SPRINILEEN now-- 2'6 (about 35 cents)? Also 5'- (about 70 cents)? contains three times the quantity) from Stores, Hardware ....,. and Woolworths 

Lexington Products Ltd.. 3-6 Alfred Place. W.C.1 (Langham 3090) 

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The average price of a new home then was $12400 about 2.48 times the yearly average wage of $5010. Which was about 2.28 times the price of a new car $2200. Today?