Sainsbury's Value Calculators
1971Two rectangular slide rules with a white plastic central rule encased in an orange plastic sleeve with clear plastic viewing windows. The rules were used to calculate the price per pound or price per...
SA/BRA/5/9/1
"Moving to Metric: A guide to shopping and cooking in metric" leaflets
[c. 1990s]Leaflets providing information relating to the phasing out by retailers of imperial weights and measures in favour of the metric system. Includes press-out kilograms to pounds and grams to ounces...
SA/BRA/5/9/9
Material relating to pricing
[c. 1970s-1990s]Includes literature designed for staff relating to: reading of bar codes; introduction of data capture equipment; introduction of SABRE [SAles Based REplenishment] stock forecasting and ordering...
SA/BR/15/5
Information about Sainsbury's labelling and packaging
[c. 1980s]Includes information about Sainsbury's packaging, unit pricing, sell by date, weight and price ticketing, shelf ticketing, fresh meat department labelling and general information.
SA/BRA/3/1/1/6
Converting to metric leaflet
[c. 1990s]'Sainsbury's Moving to Metric- A guide to shopping and cooking in metric', Includes a 'pop-out' metric conversion guide.
SA/BRA/5/3/9
Value calculator
[1970s]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 strip with the various measurements written on it,...
SA/BRA/5/3/11
Decimal lbs conversion chart
1970-1980Laminated notice to assist customers in converting ounces to pounds.
SA/BRA/5/9/5
Sainsbury's Magazine May 2013
May 2013Issue 241. Celebratory 20th birthday issue of Sainsbury's magazine (price reduced to £1 from £1.60) Cover Illustration Raspsberry and White Chocolate Celebration Brownies "Celebrate WITH OUR...
SA/CPUB/1/1/27/5
Sainsbury's Magazine Jun 2013
Jun 2013Issue 242 On the Cover Mexican Style Salmon Fresh ideas FOR SIMPLE SUMMER ENTERTAINING SIZZLING SPAIN Hot chefs Fabulous food Must-try recipes Best ever chicken recipes / Jo Wheatley’s s...
SA/CPUB/1/1/27/6
Sainsbury's Magazine Jul 2013
Jul 2013Issue 243 ON THE COVER [Masala Chicken with Indian Salsa - PHOTOGRAPH Martin Poole FOOD STYLING Aya Nishimura PROP STYLING Rebecca Williams] Masala chicken with Indian salsa page 72 BRINGING UP...
SA/CPUB/1/1/27/7
Lord Alan Sainsbury's speeches in House of Lords, Oct 1968-Oct 1971
1968-1971Lord Alan's speeches - House of Lords: HL29 30.10.1968 Seconding Reply to Queen's Speech HL30 5.12.1968 Economic Debate HL31 1.5.1969 Decimal Currency HL32 16.12.1969 Race...
SA/FAM/3/16
Image of Sainsbury's bread mixes and flour
[c. Mar 1978]Includes: Sainsbury's Brown Bread Mix; Sainsbury's Strong White Bread Flour; Sainsbury's White Bread Mix. Image included in 'JS Journal' March 1978, p.5.
SA/PKC/PRO/1/1/3/7
Image of Sainsbury's Strong White Bread Flour
[c. 1978]Metric pack.
SA/PKC/PRO/1/1/3/41/1
Image of Sainsbury's Strong White Bread Flour
[c. 1978]Metric packs.
SA/PKC/PRO/1/1/3/41/2
Image of Sainsbury's Strong White Bread Flour
[c. 1978]Metric packs.
SA/PKC/PRO/1/1/3/41/3
Image of Sainsbury's Meat [Pork] Loin Chops Prime Bone-In showing one package labelled in pounds and one in kilograms
[Mar 1995]Image included in 'JS Journal' April 1995, p.3, with article about switch to metric units on all pre-packaged goods.
SA/PKC/PRO/1/9/4/4/1
Sainsbury's Instant Coffee (metric pack 100 gram 3.5 oz) label
[1970s]SA/PKC/PRO/1/11/2/1/2/10
Sainsbury's Instant Coffee & Chicory (metric pack 100 gram 3.5 oz) packaging
1977SA/PKC/PRO/1/11/2/1/7/2
Sainsbury's Drinking Chocolate (metric pack 500 gram 1.1 lb) proof of label
1978Mounted on sheet of cardboard (now detached) stamped by Publicity Dept., signed as approved by K. Brackenborough and dated 21/9/78
SA/PKC/PRO/1/11/2/2/2/2
Sainsbury's Cocoa (metric pack 125 gram 4.41 oz) packaging
1981Includes recipe for Chocolate Sandwich Cake. Two copies stamped on back by Publicity Dept., signed as approved by K. Brackenborough and dated 28/10/81 and 29/10/81.
SA/PKC/PRO/1/11/2/2/42/5