Photograph of female butcher, Second World War
[1939-1945]SA/WAR/2/IMA/1/1
"Ready-cooked foods by Monsieur de Licious" booklet
[1930s]Booklet entitled "Ready-cooked foods by Monsieur de Licious" exploring Sainsbury's cooked meats range. Features cartoon illustrations of 'Monsieur de Licious', black and white photographs of the...
SA/MARK/ADV/3/2/1/11/1/1/1
Branch operations training dept vol 4 (album of slide transparencies and negatives)
1970s-1980sFile containing colour slide transparencies and negatives of produce, price ticketing, lifting and handling techniques, cheese making, provisions and computer equipment.
SA/EMP/TRAI/IMA/2/3
Painting of meat and diagram of cuts
1950-1969Framed painting of meat and diagram of meat cuts obtainable by F. W. Edwards.
SA/EMP/TRAI/14
Photographic artwork
[c. 1980s-1990s]Includes copies of: Colour photograph of unidentified store exterior at night Colour photograph of apple display Black and white photograph of Oxford branch outing x 2 Black and white photograph of a...
SA/DES/64
Photograph of man scraping cheese at Basingstoke Depot, March 1975
1975Image was used in March 1975 issue of JS Journal article about waste management
SA/DEP/2/4/3/38
"Sainsbury's Go to Market" proof of 'Family Circle' magazine insert
[Mar 1970]Proof of insert included in 'Family Circle' March 1970 issue. Describes the work of Sainsbury's meat buyer Bob Wallis and other buyers and includes image of staff in preparation area showing "the...
SA/CPUB/FC/2/20
"clean, fresh, quick, cheap, easy add up to shopping at Sainsbury's" booklets
[1957]Two copies of the same booklet, differing in the branches mentioned on the back page.
SA/CO/8/4/1
Image of butchers at 52/55 Friar Street, Reading branch
[c. 1963-1970s]Labelled on back "Lady butchers at Reading". Included in 'JS Journal' March 1974, p.8.
SA/BRA/7/R/2/17
Image of staff preparing butter in preparation area of 138-140 Finchley Road, Hampstead branch
22 Jan 1954Includes packets labelled "Danish Butter" and "New Zealand Butter"
SA/BRA/7/H/6/2/2
Staff straw boater hats
[1980s-2002]Natural coloured straw boater hats with a flat brim and oval crown. There is a black fabric band inside the hat that features a size label; one hat is a medium and one is a large. This style of hat...
SA/BRA/6/4/8/12
Female food preparation staff cap (white)
[1980s]Cap with net extension for wearer's hair to be tucked into. The cap consists of a white circle of the material with a rim attached. The cap is at the front and hair net is attached to the back. A...
SA/BRA/6/4/8/5
Staff quilted jacket (blue)
[1970s-1990s]Three quarter length, long sleeved, navy blue padded synthetic coat. The coat fastens down the front with 5 buttons. It has a matching waterproof lining.
SA/BRA/6/4/5/14
Knife holder
[1950s-1980s]Rectangular metal container, according to pre-existing catalogue information was used for storing meat knifes. Clip on back to attach to counter. May have had a plastic insert for slotting the knifes...
SA/BRA/4/1/4/5
"J Sainsbury / Window Diagrams" window display manual
[c. 1950s-1960s]Shows layouts of ideal window displays.
SA/BRA/4/1/3/39
Draft window display instructions for Queen's Silver Jubilee 1977
1977Gives instructions regarding the ideal window display for the occasion. Annotated in pencil.
SA/BRA/4/1/3/38
Bread making layout guide
5 Oct 1981With covering note titled "BREAD MAKING LAYOUT GUIDE (PAGES 1-2)" addressed to the branch manager. Annotated in blue ink.
SA/BRA/4/1/3/37
Price calculator
[c. 1960s-1970s]Booklet of calculating tables used to work out the price of commodities by weight.
SA/BRA/4/1/3/32
"Code Key", 1971
1971Gives 6 digit packing codes and daily colour codes for 1971.
SA/BRA/4/1/3/29
Calculating tables
[c. 1980s]For calculating the prices of goods by comparing their weights to their price per pound. The tables have four prices per pound and a small table of weights for each price on each card.
SA/BRA/4/1/3/28