"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
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
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
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 Green Label Tea Ceylon Blend (125 gram 4.41 oz metric pack) packaging
1979Stamped 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 with "Giving" and "18/51/36" is written on the back
SA/PKC/PRO/1/11/2/3/1/6
Sainsbury's Red Label Tea Bags (250 gram 8.82 oz metric pack 80 tea bags) packaging
[c. 1979]SA/PKC/PRO/1/11/2/3/2/14
Image of Sainsbury's Finest Pure Caster Sugar (1kg 2.2lb metric pack)
[c. 1980]Metric pack.
SA/PKC/PRO/1/14/4/10/3/2
Sainsbury's Kenya Blend Orange Label Tea (125 gram 4.41 oz metric pack) packaging
[c. 1979]Labelled on front "Direction through machine" with arrows
SA/PKC/PRO/1/11/2/3/13/4
Sainsbury's Green Label Tea Bags Ceylon Blend (250 gram 8.82 oz metric pack 80 tea bags) packaging
1979This 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 labelled "18/57/12". Another copy is labelled...
SA/PKC/PRO/1/11/2/3/1/7
Sainsbury's Red Label Tea Bags (500 gram 1.1 lb metric pack 160 tea bags) packaging
1979Another copy stamped on back "Sample from J. Dring Ltd., Portsmouth" and by Sainsbury's Design Studio, signed as approved by K. Brackenborough and dated 15/10/79
SA/PKC/PRO/1/11/2/3/2/15
Sainsbury's Dark Brown Soft Sugar (1kg 2.2lb metric pack) packaging
[c. 1983]SA/PKC/PRO/1/14/2/5/2/6
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
Sainsbury's Brown Label Tea (125 gram 4.41 oz metric pack) packaging
1979Labelled 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
SA/PKC/PRO/1/11/2/3/3/5
Sainsbury's Finest Pure Granulated Sugar (1kg 2.2lb metric pack) packaging
1978SA/PKC/PRO/1/14/2/5/4/2
Sainsbury's Red Label Tea (125 gram 4.41 oz metric pack free 10% extra tea) packaging
1979Stamped on back by Sainsbury's Design Studio, signed as approved by K. Brackenborough and dated 14/9/79
SA/PKC/PRO/1/11/2/3/2/10
Sainsbury's Red Label Tea Bags (125 gram 4.41 oz metric pack 40 tea bags) packaging
[c. 1979]SA/PKC/PRO/1/11/2/3/2/13
Sainsbury's Red Label Tea (250 gram 8.82 oz metric pack free 10% extra tea) packaging
1979Stamped on back by Sainsbury's Design Studio, signed as approved by K. Brackenborough and dated 14/9/79
SA/PKC/PRO/1/11/2/3/2/11
Sainsbury's Red Label Tea (125 gram 4.41 oz metric pack) packaging
[c. 1979]Labelled on back "18/54/36"
SA/PKC/PRO/1/11/2/3/2/12