3-082-770 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Advertisement for Lipton's Cocoa & Chocolate, 1895. 'A GREAT PUBLIC BOON! LIPTON IN THE COCOA & CHOCOLATE TRADE. LIPTON, being Sole Proprietor of some of the FINEST COCOA ESTATES in CEYLON, has commenced the Manufacture of Cocoa & Chocolate. Delicious High-Class COCOA, CHOCOLATE, and FANCY CONFECTIONERY CAN NOW BE OBTAINED AT ALL HIS BRANCHES THROUGHOUT THE KINGDOM. BUY DIRECT FROM THE GROWER. TREMENDOUS SAVING TO CONSUMERS...Customers can always rely upon obtaining the CHOICEST COCOAS FRESHLY GROUND, thereby ensuring a cup of absolutely pure Cocoa unequalled for its richness and delicious flavour. HIGH-CLASS CHOCOLATE & CONFECTIONERY At about HALF THE PRICES charged by the Trade...The "CEYLON INDEPENDENT" says: "LIPTON, the owner of the magnificent Dambatenne and Pooprassie Estates, has just concluded the purchase of Karandagalla, which is noted for its Cocoa: in fact, no better Cocoa is to be found in Ceylon." The "CEYLON TIMES" says: "It is a matter of note that LIPTON, the latest of our Cocoa planters, has gone right into the very heart of the best cocoa district in Ceylon, and has secured one of the plums of that district. Karandagalla is reported by experts to be, without exception, one of the very choicest Cocoa estates in Ceylon.". From "Illustrated London News", 1895.