PARKINSON (Invercargill), LIMITED

Southland Times, Issue 22201, 19 December 1933, Page 11

PARKINSON (Invercargill), LIMITED

WHY NOT A PRACTICAL GIFT? The uses for electricity are so many and varied these days that you could choose no more appropriate gift for your parents or your newly-wedded sister, brother or friend than some article electric this Christmas time. And where better could you go to secure the best value at the most reasonable price than to Parkinson (Invercargill) Limited, the well-known warehouse in Dee street? The gifts offered for selection there are of such a solid nature that they will last for years and that is what one really wants in practical articles for house-hold use. First of all, the firm has a particularly fine array of attractive table, stand and bed lamps, with the most effective shades, priced as low as from 15/- each. Everyone seems to read in bed nowadays—despite warnings from doctors and

opticians—so you could not go wrong in selecting a reading lamp. Electric irons are such a boon, too —no housewife should be without one—and electric toasters are so handy, aren’t they, when one comes in late from a picture show and has a craving for a cup of coffee and well-buttered toast? The very latest novelties are. of course, electric jugs and teapots, and Parkinson’s have catered for their customers well in this line and at quite a cheap price. There is a brisk demand for these articles, and this cannot be wondered at seeing they save keeping on the fire this hot weather just to boil up a little water. Or what about an electric torch? They’re priced from 2/- upwards and quite attractive in their appearance. If you are looking for something a little more expensive, the firm can show you “Hoover” vacuum cleaners—so very many homes are kept scrupulously clean by them —or H.M.V. radio sets from £l5. What glorious entertainment, what fun and happiness your parents, relatives or friends could get from an H.M.V. on Christmas Day and in all the years to come. So don’t forget to visit Parkinson’s if you are looking for a practical gift. You’ll find just what you are looking for there.