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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sainsbury's lamb cloth
1900-1960Long 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
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
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
Photograph of Sains-berry logo
[20th century]Copies of this item are also included in SA/LE/1/3.
SA/LE/1/1/1
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
Detachable sleeves for staff (white)
[1920s-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/6/4/6/5
Image of Mr F.W. Brazier (manager of East and North Finchley branches) at his daughter's wedding
[1920s-1960s]SA/BRA/7/F/6/5/2
Letona Standard Quality Sliced Cling Peaches box
1920-1970On one end has the following stenciled on it 'Standard Quality Sliced Cling Peaches' and the other end has 'Pure Preserves Letona Packaged by Leeton Cannery, Leeton, N.S.W. Australia.
SA/PKC/PRO/1/12/3/21
Image of bust of John James Sainsbury, close up
[1928-1980s]Photograph showing the bust of John James Sainsbury. The bust was previously at Sainsbury's head office Stamford House, Blackfriars, London (it is now on display in the Sainsbury Study Centre, Museum...
SA/FAM/1/6/4/1
Staff apron (green)
[1930s-2000]Knee length apron. The top of the apron goes to a point where there is a button hole to attach the apron to a button on a men's suit jacket. There are reinforced patches at the sides with one hole on...
SA/BRA/6/4/4/8
Saleman's coat (white)
[1930s-1970s]Men's double breasted, long sleeved coat with a "Mandarin" collar and two rows of red buttons. There are five pairs of red buttons but there should be six. the top, left hand button has the number...
SA/BRA/6/4/5/5
Detachable sleeves for staff (white)
[1930s-1960s]A pair of detachable white cotton sleeves narrowing to cuffs with an elasticated wide opening at the top of the arm. These sleeves would have been worn over clothes to protect from soiling during the...
SA/BRA/6/4/6/1
Image of (Colchester branch staff?) in costume on a stage
[1930s-1960s]Photograph showing a group of men and women on a stage wearing various costumes. Since the photograph had been put in the Colchester branch image file, it is assumed that the people on the stage are...
SA/BRA/7/C/31/1/7
Image of 143 High Street, Guildford branch: cheese window display
[1930s-1960s]Photograph of a display of cheese in the window at Sainsbury's branch in Guildford town centre including cheeses which had won prizes at the London Dairy Show. The cheeses include farmhouse Cheddar,...
SA/BRA/7/G/12/1/5
Image of 143 High Street, Guildford branch exterior
[1935-1962]SA/BRA/7/G/12/1/11
Image of 143 High Street, Guildford branch exterior
[1935-1962]SA/BRA/7/G/12/1/12
Image of 143 High Street, Guildford branch exterior
[1935-1962]SA/BRA/7/G/12/1/13
"Good Food. J. Sainsbury" price list
7 Nov 1938-28 Jun 1975The price list covers the full range of Sainsbury's products, i.e. meat, poultry and game, groceries and provisions. It is hard to see any order in the layout of the pamphlet although similar...
SA/MARK/ADV/3/3/1/45
Photograph of butcher cutting meat in factory
[1940s-1960s]SA/BL/IMA/7/4
Photograph of butchers cutting meat in factory
[1940s-1960s]SA/BL/IMA/7/5
Photograph of pig carcass on conveyor line being examined
[1940s-1960s]SA/BL/IMA/7/6
Voltage book
[c. 1940s-1970s]Contains branch addresses, voltage details and telephone numbers. Also includes some addresses of non-branch premises owned by the company, e.g. depots, farms and staff hostels. Annotated in blue ink.
SA/BRA/3/1/1/25
Staff hairnet
[1940s-1990s]Mesh triangle, sewn edges.
SA/BRA/6/4/8/8
Image of Alan Sainsbury at a dinner
[1940s-1960s]Alan Sainsbury (centre) pictured with others at a function. One of the others is possibly Sainsbury's director Mr F.W. Salisbury (the man with his hand to his face left of Alan Sainsbury)....
SA/FAM/3/33/2/1
Image of Alan Sainsbury outdoors with another man
[1940s-1960s]Shows Alan Sainsbury smoking a pipe, with another man. They are outdoors, perhaps at the Griffin Athletic Club or a park. A note on the back suggests the image was used in JS Journal on page 13 (but...
SA/FAM/3/33/2/2