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Shaw's information pack

1996

General information pack about Shaw's business including a copy of the 'Shaw's Fresh Ideas' magazine, a staff newsletter and fact sheets and policy summaries.

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Shaw's information pack

Photograph of George C. Shaw

[c. 1900]

Portrait photograph of George C. Shaw founder of George C. Shaw Company which became Shaw's Supermarkets.

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Photograph of George C. Shaw

Photograph of unidentified [Shaw's or Brockton Public Market] store interior

[c. 1900]

Photograph may be of the interior of a George C. Shaw store or a Brockton Public Market store. Features male staff in front of a display case of meat joints. Probably not a Sainsbury's store as...

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Photograph of unidentified [Shaw's or Brockton Public Market] store interior

Shaw's Oil of Beauty packaging

1996

Moulded colourless plastic bottle with a black plastic screw-top lid. Self-adhesive labels attached to the front and back of the bottle feature the name of the product, 'Shaw's Oil of Beauty' and...

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Shaw's Oil of Beauty packaging

Shaw's peanut satay marinade and dressing packaging

1996

Cylindrical colourless glass bottle with a white plastic lid. A gold coloured vacuum-formed plastic seal bearing the repeated inscription, 'shaw's' surrounds the neck and lid of the bottle. A green...

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Shaw's peanut satay marinade and dressing packaging

Shaw's mandarin orange marinade and dressing packaging

1996

Cylindrical colourless glass bottle with a white plastic lid. A gold coloured vacuum-formed plastic seal bearing the repeated inscription, 'shaw's' surrounds the neck and lid of the bottle. A red...

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Shaw's mandarin orange marinade and dressing packaging

Shaw's cat food tin

1996

Gold-coloured squat cylindrical metal tin with a ring pull opening on the top. The seal is unbroken and the contents remain in the tin. A paper label encircles the tin. The label has orange borders...

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Shaw's cat food tin

Shaw's glue packaging

1996

White plastic glue bottle with a white and yellow plastic nozzle. Self-adhesive labels attached to the front and back of the bottle feature the name of the product, 'shaw's NON-TOXIC SCHOOL GLUE',...

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Shaw's glue packaging

Shaw's adhesive tape packaging

1996

Roll of colourless adhesive tape in a colourless plastic tape dispenser. A maroon coloured cardboard sheet is attached to the back of the tape dispenser. The cardboard sheet features Shaw's logos...

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Shaw's adhesive tape packaging

Shaw's glue packaging

1996

Metal foil tube containing glue with a colourless plastic nozzle and a white plastic lid. The tube has a yellow ground and features red, green and black inscriptions incuding safety warnings and the...

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Shaw's glue packaging

Shaw's model van

1996

Die-cast metal model of a 1938 Chevrolet delivery van featuring the Shaw's livery. The van is green and bears Shaw's slogans, 'FINE QUALITY Shaws SINCE 1860', and, 'Shaws HOME DELIVERY'. There is a...

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Shaw's model van

Shaw's camera film

1996

Three pack of 200 ISO, 35mm camera film, giving a total of 84 exposures. The three rolls of film are held within a rectangular cardboard box with an extended section at the top featuring a hole that...

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Shaw's camera film

Shaw's disposable camera

1996

Disposable camera fitted with a roll of 400 speed, 35mm colour film, giving 27 exposures. The camera is held within a rectangular cardboard box with an extended section at the top featuring a hole...

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Shaw's disposable camera

Shaw's disposable camera

1996

Disposable camera with flash fitted with a roll of 400 speed, 35mm colour film, giving 27 exposures. The camera is held within a rectangular cardboard box with an extended section at the top...

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Shaw's disposable camera

Shaw's carrier bag

1996

White plastic vest-shaped carrier bag with a Shaw's logo and inscriptions including, 'Good Food Costs Less.', printed in red and green on one side.

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Shaw's carrier bag

Shaw's carrier bag

1996

Unbleached cotton canvas bag with two orange synthetic tape handles. The front of the bag features green and orange printed logos for shaw's and the 'Bring your own bag' campaign. A cardboard label...

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Shaw's carrier bag

Shaw's Home Delivery catalogue, 1996

1996

Shaw's home delivery catalogue giving details of products and prices.

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Shaw's Home Delivery catalogue, 1996

Shaw's Fresh Ideas (customer magazine), Oct 1996

Oct 1996

Shaw's customer magazine containing recipes, product information and advertisements. Sold in Shaw's stores for $1.75.

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Shaw's Fresh Ideas (customer magazine), Oct 1996

Shaw's information pack

1996

Information pack containing a Shaw's fact sheet, mission statement, summary of company history and key policies.

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Shaw's information pack

Shaw's advertising broadsheet

1996

Newspaper given away in Shaw's stores giving details of prices and special offers.

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Shaw's advertising broadsheet

Shaw's advertising supplement

Nov 1996

Newspaper advertising supplement made available with the Bangor Daily News on 7 November 1996. The supplement was produced to promote the grand opening of a Shaw's store on Main Street, Bangor, 10...

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Shaw's advertising supplement

And the two became one ... An informal history of Shaw's supermarkets

[1990s]

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And the two became one ... An informal history of Shaw's supermarkets

Slides relating to Shaw's stores

[c. 1995]

35mm colour slides depicting the interiors and exteriors of various Shaw's stores. Also includes images of Shaw's store signage and a colour transparency depicting the exterior of a Shaw's store with...

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Slides relating to Shaw's stores

Advert for cheeses available in Shaw's stores

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Mounted newspaper advert for Shaw's store at Nashua.

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Advert for cheeses available in Shaw's stores

Advertisements for Shaw's stores

[c. 1980s-1990s]

Consists of 13 board mounted newspaper advertisements for Shaw's stores. Adverts are for fresh fruit and sending seasonal greetings to customers.

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Advertisements for Shaw's stores

Shaw's model truck

[1980s-1990s]

Metal and plastic model of a truck featuring the Shaw's livery. The truck is white and features the name of Shaw's.

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Shaw's model truck

Shaw's Market Action (staff publication), 1987-93

1987-1993

Publication for Shaw's staff and their families, 1988 - 1993. From 1989 there is an edition of 'Shaw's Market Action' for the Northern Division and an edition for the Southern Division. Prior to...

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Shaw's Market Action (staff publication), 1987-93

Shaw's material

1893-1987

Includes newspaper advertisements about the opening of new stores and the prices of various products. Also includes newspaper articles about the Company. Also contains a certificate for one share,...

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Shaw's material

Shaw's material

1892-1992

Contains newspaper and magazine articles about Shaw's. Also contains newspaper advertisements about products and the opening of new stores. Also includes Annual reports, 1968 - 1969, and a history...

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Shaw's material

Shaw's Market Action (staff publication), 1993-95

1993-1995

Publication for Shaw's staff and their families.

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Shaw's Market Action (staff publication), 1993-95

Shaw's material

1889-1999

Includes: Advertising material. Information fact pack relating to Shaw's, list of officers and directors for Shaw's and its subsidiaries and press release relating to Sainsbury's investment in...

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Shaw's material

Shaw's product labels

[c. 1930s-1990s]

Includes: Ten 'Royal Lily Maine Cut Cranberry Green Beans' labels. 13 'Table d'hote Coffee' labels. One packet for 'Shaw's Daily Browned Coffee'. One 'Our Roan Brand Sild Sardines' label, and...

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Shaw's product labels

Shaw's promotional novelties

[c. 1980s-1990s]

Includes: 12 white balloons featuring the Shaw's logo. Three keyrings featuring the Shaw's logo. Perspex coaster (?) featuring the 'S' of the Shaws's logo. Also: A Shaw's customer loyalty card...

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Shaw's promotional novelties

Photographs and transparencies of Shaw's stores

1983-1988

File contains 66 35mm mounted colour slides of the exterior and interior of unidentified Shaw's stores dated 1983. Ring binder contains multiple 35mm mounted colour slides of the exterior and...

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Photographs and transparencies of Shaw's stores

Correspondence relating to the history of Shaw's

1990-1992

Correspondence between Sainsbury's Archivist, Bridget Williams and various representatives of Shaw's supermarkets regarding the writing of the history of the retailing company.

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Correspondence relating to the history of Shaw's

Shaws material

[1892-1980s]

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Shaws material

Shaw's newspaper advertisements

1882-1966

Consists of advertisements for Shaw's stores, advertising products and prices and the opening of new stores.

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Shaw's newspaper advertisements

Presentation album to Shaw's from Maine Canners' and Freezers' Association

Jun 1960

Consists of an album presented to George C. Shaw Co. by Maine Canners' and Freezers' Association on the one hundreth anniversary of the food retailing company. Includes photographs of senior...

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Presentation album to Shaw's from Maine Canners' and Freezers' Association

Photograph of Shaw's store interior

[c. 1960]

Framed and mounted black and white photograph of interior of unidentified Shaw's store. (Possibly a reproduction print).

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Photograph of Shaw's store interior

Correspondence relating to the history of Shaw's

1990-1992

Correspondence between Sainsbury's Archivist, Bridget Williams and various representatives of Shaw's supermarkets regarding the writing of the history of the retailing company. Includes a draft of...

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Correspondence relating to the history of Shaw's