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"Moving to Metric: A guide to shopping and cooking in metric" leaflets

Leaflets providing information relating to the phasing out by retailers of imperial weights and measures in favour of the metric system. Includes...

"Moving to Metric: A guide to shopping and cooking in metric" leaflets [c. 1990s]

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Converting to metric leaflet

'Sainsbury's Moving to Metric- A guide to shopping and cooking in metric', Includes a 'pop-out' metric conversion guide.

Converting to metric leaflet [c. 1990s]

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Value calculator

To work out price per pound and also for converting ounces to grammes, fluid ounces to milli-litres. Orange plastic case containing a white plastic...

Value calculator [1970s]

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Decimal lbs conversion chart

Laminated notice to assist customers in converting ounces to pounds.

Decimal lbs conversion chart 1970-1980

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Information about Sainsbury's labelling and packaging

Includes information about Sainsbury's packaging, unit pricing, sell by date, weight and price ticketing, shelf ticketing, fresh meat department...

Information about Sainsbury's labelling and packaging [c. 1980s]

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Sainsbury's Drinking Chocolate (metric pack 500 gram 1.1 lb) proof of label

Mounted on sheet of cardboard (now detached) stamped by Publicity Dept., signed as approved by K. Brackenborough and dated 21/9/78

Sainsbury's Drinking Chocolate (metric pack 500 gram 1.1 lb) proof of label 1978

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Sainsbury's Green Label Tea Ceylon Blend (125 gram 4.41 oz metric pack) packaging

Stamped on back by Sainsbury's Design Studio, signed as approved by K. Brackenborough and dated 4/10/79. On another copy the word "For" is annotated...

Sainsbury's Green Label Tea Ceylon Blend (125 gram 4.41 oz metric pack) packaging 1979

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Sainsbury's Red Label Tea Bags (250 gram 8.82 oz metric pack 80 tea bags) packaging

Sainsbury's Red Label Tea Bags (250 gram 8.82 oz metric pack 80 tea bags) packaging [c. 1979]

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Image of Sainsbury's Finest Pure Caster Sugar (1kg 2.2lb metric pack)

Metric pack.

Image of Sainsbury's Finest Pure Caster Sugar (1kg 2.2lb metric pack) [c. 1980]

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Sainsbury's Kenya Blend Orange Label Tea (125 gram 4.41 oz metric pack) packaging

Labelled on front "Direction through machine" with arrows

Sainsbury's Kenya Blend Orange Label Tea (125 gram 4.41 oz metric pack) packaging [c. 1979]

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Sainsbury's Green Label Tea Bags Ceylon Blend (250 gram 8.82 oz metric pack 80 tea bags) packaging

This copy and another copy stamped on back by Sainsbury's Design Studio, signed as approved by K. Brackenborough and dated 2/11/79. This copy also...

Sainsbury's Green Label Tea Bags Ceylon Blend (250 gram 8.82 oz metric pack 80 tea bags) packaging 1979

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Sainsbury's Red Label Tea Bags (500 gram 1.1 lb metric pack 160 tea bags) packaging

Another copy stamped on back "Sample from J. Dring Ltd., Portsmouth" and by Sainsbury's Design Studio, signed as approved by K. Brackenborough and...

Sainsbury's Red Label Tea Bags (500 gram 1.1 lb metric pack 160 tea bags) packaging 1979

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Sainsbury's Dark Brown Soft Sugar (1kg 2.2lb metric pack) packaging

Sainsbury's Dark Brown Soft Sugar (1kg 2.2lb metric pack) packaging [c. 1983]

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Sainsbury's Value Calculators

Two rectangular slide rules with a white plastic central rule encased in an orange plastic sleeve with clear plastic viewing windows. The rules were...

Sainsbury's Value Calculators 1971

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Sainsbury's Brown Label Tea (125 gram 4.41 oz metric pack) packaging

Labelled on back "18/48". Another copy stamped on back by Sainsbury's Design Studio, signed as approved by K. Brackenborough and dated 4/10/79

Sainsbury's Brown Label Tea (125 gram 4.41 oz metric pack) packaging 1979

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Sainsbury's Finest Pure Granulated Sugar (1kg 2.2lb metric pack) packaging

Sainsbury's Finest Pure Granulated Sugar (1kg 2.2lb metric pack) packaging 1978

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Sainsbury's Red Label Tea (125 gram 4.41 oz metric pack free 10% extra tea) packaging

Stamped on back by Sainsbury's Design Studio, signed as approved by K. Brackenborough and dated 14/9/79

Sainsbury's Red Label Tea (125 gram 4.41 oz metric pack free 10% extra tea) packaging 1979

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Sainsbury's Red Label Tea Bags (125 gram 4.41 oz metric pack 40 tea bags) packaging

Sainsbury's Red Label Tea Bags (125 gram 4.41 oz metric pack 40 tea bags) packaging [c. 1979]

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Sainsbury's Red Label Tea (250 gram 8.82 oz metric pack free 10% extra tea) packaging

Stamped on back by Sainsbury's Design Studio, signed as approved by K. Brackenborough and dated 14/9/79

Sainsbury's Red Label Tea (250 gram 8.82 oz metric pack free 10% extra tea) packaging 1979

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Sainsbury's Red Label Tea (125 gram 4.41 oz metric pack) packaging

Labelled on back "18/54/36"

Sainsbury's Red Label Tea (125 gram 4.41 oz metric pack) packaging [c. 1979]

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