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    Staff apron (white)

    [1890s-1970s]

    Apron designed to cover the upper and lower half of the body. The top of the apron goes to a point where there is a button hole. It has cotton straps in order to tie the apron around the waist.

    SA/BRA/6/4/4/4

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    Staff apron (white)

    Provision salesman's apron (white)

    [1890s-1970s]

    Waist to ankle level apron made up of a rectangle of material reinforced at the two top corners. Each of the reinforced patches includes three small holes used to fasten the apron around the waist of...

    SA/BRA/6/4/4/5

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    Provision salesman's apron (white)

    Staff apron (white)

    [1890s-1970s]

    Knee length apron. The top of the apron goes to a point where there is a button hole. There is a reinforced patch at each side of the apron with one small hole on each side to fasten the apron around...

    SA/BRA/6/4/4/7

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    Staff apron (white)

    Staff aprons (white)

    [1890s-1970s]

    Calf length aprons. The top of the aprons go to a point where there is one button hole on each apron. There is a reinforced patch at each side of the apron (on each garment), with three small hole on...

    SA/BRA/6/4/4/12

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    Staff aprons (white)

    Staff apron (white)

    [1890s-1970s]

    Knee length apron. The top of the apron goes to a point where there is a button hole. There is a reinforced patch at each side of the apron with one small hole on each side to fasten the apron around...

    SA/BRA/6/4/4/13

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    Staff apron (white)

    Butcher's aprons (navy blue)

    [1890s-1970s]

    Calf length aprons with white vertical stripes on a dark blue background. The top of the aprons go to a point where there are button holes to attach each apron to a jacket. At each side there are...

    SA/BRA/6/4/4/18

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    Butcher's aprons (navy blue)

    Provision saleman's apron (white)

    [1890s-1970s]

    Waist to ankle level apron made up of a rectangle of material reinforced at the two top corners. Each of the reinforced patches includes three small holes used to fasten the apron around the waist of...

    SA/BRA/6/4/4/20

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    Provision saleman's apron (white)

    Detachable sleeves for staff (white)

    [1890s-1970s]

    A pair of detachable white cotton sleeves narowing to cuffs with an elasticated wide opening at the top of the arm. There is an inscription stamped in black ink on the inside of each sleeve, "J....

    SA/BRA/6/4/6/2

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    Detachable sleeves for staff (white)

    Detachable sleeves for staff (white)

    [1890s-1970s]

    A pair of detachable white cotton sleeves narrowing to cuffs with a wide opening at the top of the arm that can be gathered together and fastened using the length of cotton tape that would run through...

    SA/BRA/6/4/6/3

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    Detachable sleeves for staff (white)

    Detachable sleeves for staff (white)

    [1890s-1970s]

    Detachable sleeves narrowing to cuffs with a wide opening at the top of the arm which is gathered together by cotton ribbon that is running through channels in the sleeve. These sleeves would have...

    SA/BRA/6/4/6/6

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    Detachable sleeves for staff (white)

    Detachable sleeves for staff (white)

    [1890s-1970s]

    A pair of detachable white cotton sleeves narrowing to cuffs with a wide opening at the top of the arm that can be gathered together and fastened using a length of cotton tape run through a channel....

    SA/BRA/6/4/6/8

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    Detachable sleeves for staff (white)

    Male staff coats (white)

    [1900-1970s]

    Double breasted long sleeve men's jackets with "Mandarin" collar and open cuffs. Buttons are missing but remaining holes show there would have been two rows of 6 buttons on each. Jackets designed to...

    SA/BRA/6/4/5/4

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    Male staff coats (white)

    Butter crate

    [1900s-1960s]

    Four-sided wooden crate with an open top. Each side of the crate is wider at the top than at the base giving a trapezium shape. The crate has been constructed using planks of sycamore of various...

    SA/PKC/PRO/1/6/3/1/1/6

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    Butter crate

    Flora Danica butter/margarine crate

    [1900s-1960s]

    Rectangular wooden crate with an open top. The crate has been constructed using planks of wood and the planks are held together with iron nails. There are four iron nail heads protruding from the...

    SA/PKC/PRO/1/6/3/1/1/7

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    Flora Danica butter/margarine crate

    Norwegian Blue Cheese crate

    [1900s-1960s]

    Rectangular wooden crate with an open top. The crate has been constructed using planks of wood and the planks are held together with iron nails. The lid of the crate is missing. There are stamped...

    SA/PKC/PRO/1/6/3/2/11

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    Norwegian Blue Cheese crate

    Sainsbury's lamb cloth

    1900-1960

    Long bag of knitted cotton used to hold the carcass of a lamb. The front of the tube features the outline of a banner flying from a pole with 'HBMC' printed within it. Below the banner the...

    SA/PKC/PRO/1/9/3/4

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    Sainsbury's lamb cloth

    Bloater paste jar lid

    [1900-1970]

    Flat circular ceramic lid with a moulded inscription, 'PAN YAN', on the top and a circular moulding on the bottom. The lid has a grey glaze. Pan Yan was a brand of pickle, but the specific connection...

    SA/PKC/PRO/1/14/3/3/40

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    Bloater paste jar lid

    Fat basher

    [20th century]

    Wooden paddle shaped implement with a short handle and a large, heavy head with flat surfaces used for bashing fat.

    SA/BRA/4/1/2/3/2

    SA/BRA/4/1/2/3/2 - Fat basher
    Fat basher

    Photograph of Sains-berry logo

    [20th century]

    Copies of this item are also included in SA/LE/1/3.

    SA/LE/1/1/1

    SA/LE/1/1/1 - Photograph of Sains-berry logo
    Photograph of Sains-berry logo

    Staff apron (white)

    [1920s-1990s]

    Ankle length apron. The top of the apron goes to a point where there is a button hole to attach the apron to a jacket. There is a reinforced patch at each side of the apron with one small hole on each...

    SA/BRA/6/4/4/19

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    Staff apron (white)