A tin of talc produced by Wright,Layman & Umney Ltd of London.

It's approximately 10 cm tall x 5 cm wide,and has a 1970 copyright mark.

We'll ignore the fact that Trumpton's Mayor appears on a Camberwick Green product.
Because it's a bit like calling every brand of vacuum cleaner a "Hoover".
ie. not strictly accurate,but universally understood. 

It also featured as part of various Camberwick toiletry gift sets later on in the 70's.
But it appears to have been a stand-alone product when first released.

Which may seem odd.
But it has to be remembered that talcum powder really was an absolute staple for every household with small kids. So,a Camberwick version was almost mandatory.

In fact practically every successful tv series targetting that age group included a tin of talc -sometimes even if their licensing portfolio wasn't actually that big.
A good example being "The Clangers".Which generated a surprisingly small amount of merchandise when the series first appeared  ... and yet it still had it's own tin of talc.


Talcum Powder and its links to cancer.

The product slowly lost it's ubiquitous tag through the decades as fashions changed.
And then the class action lawsuits started flying about regarding it's alleged carcinogenic properties.
With Johnson & Johnson paying out billions of dollars in settlements .... and replacing it with a cornstarch alternative.

You really couldn't make it up,could you. But I'll leave you to Google it if you haven't already.

So,even if empty,this particular example clearly has to be viewed in a different light now.

And you may even struggle to find it at all as I'd imagine most auction houses will probably put a blanket ban on talcum tins,whether empty or not. Just to fully protect themselves.

There's really no escape from the repercussions of human folly and suffering sadly .... even in Trumptonshire.
But let's at least fulfill the site's remit and end with ...


A better look at all 4 sides.
Talcum Powder
Trumptonalia.