Staff uniform buttons
1890s-1950sButtons with metal loops at the back. The buttons have metal rings attached to the loops and came from staff uniforms.
SA/BRA/6/4/2/4
Staff apron (white)
[1890s-1970s]Apron designed to cover the upper and lower half of the body. The top of the apron goes to a point where there is a button hole. It has cotton straps in order to tie the apron around the waist.
SA/BRA/6/4/4/4
Provision salesman'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/6/4/4/5
Staff apron (white)
[1890s-1970s]Knee length apron. The top of the apron goes to a point where there is a button hole. There is a reinforced patch at each side of the apron with one small hole on each side to fasten the apron around...
SA/BRA/6/4/4/7
Provision salesmen's aprons (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/6/4/4/10
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
Staff apron (white)
[1890s-1970s]Knee length apron. The top of the apron goes to a point where there is a button hole. There is a reinforced patch at each side of the apron with one small hole on each side to fasten the apron around...
SA/BRA/6/4/4/13
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
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
Detachable sleeves for staff (white)
[1890s-1970s]A pair of detachable white cotton sleeves narowing to cuffs with an elasticated wide opening at the top of the arm. There is an inscription stamped in black ink on the inside of each sleeve, "J....
SA/BRA/6/4/6/2
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 the length of cotton tape that would run through...
SA/BRA/6/4/6/3
Detachable sleeves for staff (white)
[1890s-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/6/4/6/6
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
Staff jacket (white)
[c. 1900-1906]Open collar, single breasted "A-line" white jacket with black buttons. There are 4 buttons on the front of the jacket and one on each cuff (these are removable). There is a coat hook, the...
SA/BRA/6/4/5/3
Male staff coats (white)
[1900-1970s]Double breasted long sleeve men's jackets with "Mandarin" collar and open cuffs. Buttons are missing but remaining holes show there would have been two rows of 6 buttons on each. Jackets designed to...
SA/BRA/6/4/5/4
Employee photographs
1900-1989Six outsize reproduction prints taken from photographs of Sainsbury's employees. Includes one image of a female employee modelling Sainsbury's uniform [c. 1960s - 1970s], one image of female...
SA/EMP/9/1
Overall buttons and supply staff badges
[20th century]Collection of overall buttons and supply staff badges. The buttons are a variety of shapes, colours and sizes; 2 of the badges have 'Supply Staff' written on them in capital white letters against a...
SA/BR/10/4/12
Image of 193 Rushey Green, Catford: Christmas game and poultry display outside branch with staff
1905Black and white print (sepia). The window features a display of turkey/game [presumably a Christmas display], and there is a poster board "Buy your turkey at Sainsbury's with every confidence"....
SA/BRA/7/C/8/2/1
Image of 14 Cranbrook Road, Ilford branch exterior with staff and Christmas display
[1907-1920s]Photograph of branch exterior with staff posed outside the shop. A Christmas display of turkeys is outside the shop, with a sign "Buy your turkey at Sainsbury's with every confidence".
SA/BRA/7/I/1/3/6
Staff apron (white)
[1920s-1990s]Ankle length apron. The top of the apron goes to a point where there is a button hole to attach the apron to a jacket. There is a reinforced patch at each side of the apron with one small hole on each...
SA/BRA/6/4/4/19