The joy of lanolin...

I recently acquired some sheepfat (lovely!) shampoo which smells really nice, and took me straight back to the shampoo of my youth. It is the only powder shampoo that I can ever remember seeing and was made by Vaseline. I can't find a picture, but remember it (possibly wrongly) as a powder in a green and yellow packet. Found an ad that mentions the powder shampoo. Fourpence-ha'penny is about one and a half to two pence...

Our shampoo was from Roberts' shop in Brynmenyn, just off Bryn Road (A4065) opposite the common and before you get to the school as you head for the centre of the village and railway crossing. It's still there, but now converted to a house.



Roberts' used to sell loose biscuits in those big square bins similar to these:


They also sold loose cheese and frying ham that they sliced for you. My father and younger sister loved the cheese melted on an enamel plate that was used mainly for this purpose - Dad with the addition of HP sauce - I still have the plate.

Mrs. Roberts also ran the wool shop which was just across the way and I'd buy tights on Mum's account if I laddered mine at school - that felt very swish at the time!