Coconut Matting

Series

Series Name

Roundabout

Issue

Issue No.

6

Date Released

Oct 1962

Completion

Jul 1962

Length of issue (in feet)

900

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Coconut Matting
2. 2Cowes
3. 3Royal Naval College, Dartmouth

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

COI synopsis: The husk of coconuts, from the palms of Ceylon, becomes gaily-coloured matting woven by the island’s craftsmen.

Keywords

Industry and manufacture

Written sources

COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 45 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1072/6

Credits:

Production Co.

British Pathe Ltd.

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Producer

Frances Cockburn

Story extras:

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