As one might expect, you could get a cup of tea at the Ceylon pavilion. Fairgoers learned about the life of the beloved leaf, from planting to the product as available on their grocer's shelves. Lipton's Ltd., being the largest tea producer in Ceylon, was in the pavilion, selling one of the more popular momentos, the Lipton's brass tea caddy.

Ceylonese rubber was also on display and exhibits enlightened the masses about its origins in trees and about all the fabulous products that result.

The Ceylon pavilion was modeled after the Temple of the Tooth at Kandy.

For those weary of learning, one could simply gawk at three-quarters of a million pounds worth of gems, including pearls, saffires, a white ruby and a flawless blood red ruby valued at over four thousand pounds!

Rounding out the display of their country's natural wealth, the Ceylonese showcased everything from a host of spices, to tobacco, cocoa and the handiwork of native villagers. Lest there be no mistake about Ceylon's place as a paradise for big game hunters, one of the largest mounted elephant heads in the world was on display.

Outside the pavilion was the real lifeboat from the doomed ship Trevassa, that made a 25-day trip from the wreck to Mauritius.

Illuminated murals devoted to the tea and rubber industries were added. There was also a new rubber floor of a type—coincidentally, we're sure—available for sale to the British public.