"Carrier Bags 1½p each" sign
[1970s-1980s]SA/PKC/PAC/2/1/10
Paper bags
1880s-2000sExamples of paper bags given to customers hold products. See also Paper Carrier bags and other carriers and images of bags.
SA/PKC/PAC/6/1
"There's Something Good for Every Meal at Sainsbury's" paper bag
[1950s]Same design on both sides
SA/PKC/PAC/6/1/2/10
"It's All So Clean at Sainsbury's" paper bag
[1950s]Same design on both sides
SA/PKC/PAC/6/1/2/8
"Good Food Costs Less at Sainsbury's" paper bag
[1960s]Same design on both sides. There are two slightly different versions.
SA/PKC/PAC/6/1/3/2
"Good Food Costs Less at Sainsbury's" paper bag
[1960s]Same design on both sides. There are two slightly different versions.
SA/PKC/PAC/6/1/3/3
"Good Food Costs Less at Sainsbury's" paper carrier bag
[1960s]Same design on both sides
SA/PKC/PAC/6/2/1
"Fill up your Luncheon Basket with Provisions at Sainsbury's and Enjoy Your Picnic" paper carrier bag
[c. 1980s]Possibly based on an earlier design. Reverse is blank
SA/PKC/PAC/6/2/11
Plastic carrier bags 1960s
[c. 1960s]SA/PKC/PAC/6/3/1
Plastic carrier bags 2000s
[2000s]SA/PKC/PAC/6/3/5
Savacentre plastic carrier bag
1990sWhite 'vest style' carrier bag with Savacentre in two tone blue and image of man, woman and girl. Same design on both sides.
SA/SUB/SBHS/PAC/1/1
Homebase carrier bag
c. 2000sHomebase carrier bag in white plastic with green writing. With slogan 'Good ideas cost less at Homebase'.
SA/SUB/SGB/GEN/48
Shaw's carrier bag
1996Unbleached 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...
SA/SUB/SHAW/1/16
Carrier bag carrying strap
[c. 1950s-1960s]Leather strap with metal hooks at either end and embossed with 'J. Sainsbury'. Used to aid carrying grocery bags.
SA/BRA/5/7/2/4
Bag for life proof
2016Bag was designed as part of competition amongst schoolchildren. Also includes form used as part of competition for pupils to draw a design.
SA/PKC/PAC/2/1/12
Shopping bags
[1880s-2000s]Bags for use by customers to carry their shopping home, and images of bags. The series contains paper bags, paper carrier bags (larger paper bags with handles), plastic carrier bags, and PVC shopping...
SA/PKC/PAC/6
"Sainsbury's Specialise in Good Clean Food" paper bag
[1950s]Same design on both sides
SA/PKC/PAC/6/1/2/5
"Good Food Costs Less at Sainsbury's" paper bag
[1960s]Same design on both sides
SA/PKC/PAC/6/1/3/6
"it's clean it's fresh at Sainsbury's" paper carrier bag
[c. 1981]Same design on both sides
SA/PKC/PAC/6/2/10
"Good Food Costs Less at Sainsbury's" paper carrier bag
[1960s]Same design on both sides. "Made by Coloroll, London W1P 0DQ, British Patent No. 1,019,706, World Patents granted or pending, Made in England, Ref. No. 74/130" stamped on base
SA/PKC/PAC/6/2/2