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    Male staff jumpsuit (brown)

    [1970s-1980s]

    Men's trouser all-in-one long sleeve overalls. On the back the waist is elasticated and the garment fastens down the front with 6 poppers. There are two side pockets at hip level and one on the top...

    SA/BRA/6/4/12/1

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    Male staff jumpsuit (brown)

    Black staff uniform buttons

    [1940s-1950s]

    Black buttons with metal loops at the back. Two of the buttons have metal rings attached to the loops. The buttons came from staff uniforms.

    SA/BRA/6/4/2/3

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    Black staff uniform buttons

    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

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    Staff aprons (white)

    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

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    Butcher's aprons (navy blue)

    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

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    Provision saleman's apron (white)

    Staff apron clip

    [c. 1960s-c. 1980s]

    Adjustable elasticated clip with 2 hooks for the back of an apron.

    SA/BRA/6/4/4/25

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    Staff apron clip

    Male staff coats (brown)

    [1980s]

    Male staff's open collared, long sleeved overall style jackets. The jackets fasten down the front with 4 poppers. There are poppers on each sleeve which can be adjusted to two width. There is one...

    SA/BRA/6/4/5/12

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    Male staff coats (brown)

    Duffle coat for staff in cold areas (navy blue)

    [1980s]

    Navy blue duffle coat for staff working in cold areas. Four brown wood toggles fasten the garment at the front. The coat is knee length with two large pockets on the front at thigh level. The jacket...

    SA/BRA/6/4/5/17

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    Duffle coat for staff in cold areas (navy blue)

    Cape for staff carrying fresh meat

    [c. 1980s]

    Waterproof cape to be worn by staff when carrying fresh meat. The garment is a conical shape and has a mandarin collar. It fastens at the front with eight holes which presumably would be tied together...

    SA/BRA/6/4/5/23

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    Cape for staff carrying fresh meat

    Male staff jacket (brown)

    [1980s]

    Male staff's long sleeved synthetic overall style coat. It has an open neck and fastens down the front with 4 metal poppers. There is one chest pocket on the left which fastens with a metal popper and...

    SA/BRA/6/4/5/9

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    Male staff jacket (brown)

    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

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    Detachable sleeves for staff (white)

    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

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    Detachable sleeves for staff (white)

    Staff uniform dress from Bitterne branch uniform trials (blue)

    1980

    Women's royal blue synthetic knee length long-sleeved overall dress. It has a collar and fasten down the front with 4 metal poppers. There is one left chest pocket which fastens with a popper, as does...

    SA/BRA/6/4/7/3

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    Staff uniform dress from Bitterne branch uniform trials (blue)

    Staff uniform dress (brown)

    [1970s-1980s]

    Calf length, long sleeved, open collar synthetic brown overall style dress. The dress fastens down the front with seven metal poppers. There are hip level pockets, one at each side of the front of the...

    SA/BRA/6/4/7/9

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    Staff uniform dress (brown)

    Male staff uniform trousers (brown)

    [1950s-1990s]

    Men's trousers with two side pockets and one at the back on the right. The front of the legs consists of two panels with stitching down the middle. 6 belt loops and a metal zip fly with a metal...

    SA/BRA/6/4/9/3

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    Male staff uniform trousers (brown)

    Male managerial staff suit trousers (brown)

    [1970s-1990s]

    Male management's suit trousers with two front side pockets and one pocket on the back right which has a button and material hook fastening detail. There is a zip and two hook and eye fastenings....

    SA/BRA/6/4/9/7

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    Male managerial staff suit trousers (brown)

    Male staff jumpsuit (blue)

    [1970s-1990s]

    Men's trouser all-in-one long sleeve overall. On the back the waist is elasticated and the garment fastens down the front with 6 poppers. There are two side pockets at hip level and one on the top...

    SA/BRA/6/4/12/2

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    Male staff jumpsuit (blue)

    Letter regarding uniforms

    19 Dec 1955

    Correspondence regarding uniforms at Sainsbury's at the beginning of the 20th century. Written in response to a JS Journal [Sainsbury's staff magazine] article that the author feels is inaccurate....

    SA/BRA/6/4/15/3

    Letter regarding uniforms

    Black [staff uniform] buttons

    [1940s-1950s]

    Black buttons with metal loops at the back. Four of the buttons have metal rings attached to the loops. The buttons probably came from staff uniforms.

    SA/BRA/6/4/2/1

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    Black [staff uniform] buttons

    Black staff uniform buttons

    [1940s-1950s]

    Four black buttons with metal loops at the back, metal rings are attached to the loops. One of the buttons is beige with a number five written in red on the front. It has two metal loops at the back...

    SA/BRA/6/4/2/5

    Black staff uniform buttons