WELL, did you all go to Civic, as this advert urges, for your electrical goods, back in the 1970s?

When this appeared in the pages of the Telegraph in 1974, the firm had four branches here in East Lancashire, in Blackburn Road, Accrington, King william Street, Blackburn, St James’s Street, Burnley and Chapel Street, Chorley.

And it offered money back when you traded in your old appliance for a brand new one, with £40 offered on your old washing machine, no matter what the condition, if you traded it in for a Candy automatic.

The Civic price for the washer, with part exchange added was £72. 49 and it could be yours for a £26.57 deposit and then just 67p a week.

For those who liked their music, there was £10 offered for your old record player in exchange for a Pye stereogram at £54.59 — and it could be yours for 55p a week, with a £21.63 deposit.

A Philips record playing stereo system, with deck, stereo amplifier and dual speakers was yours for £62.55, with a £20 part exchange.

Pay a deposit of £20.35 and then 52½p weekly.