Linton’s Desiccated Coconut, 1885

Linton’s Desiccated Coconut, 1885, (Catalogue ref: COPY 1/71 f11)

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Linton’s Desiccated Cocoanut [coconut]

Registered Trade Mark [The symbol of the company]

[Desiccated coconut is dried, grated flesh of the coconut]

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