Centenary ephemera
1969Includes: menu cards from the centenary dinner and dance; booklets containing a list of guests and their table number and folder containing examples of stationery bearing the centenary logo. Also:...
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"The Three Bears" tea advertising cards
[c. 1905-c. 1910]Set of six illustrated cards which promote 'J. Sainsbury's Pure Tea' and tell the fairy tale story of 'The Three Bears' (now known as 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears', but in these cards she is...
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"Cinderella" tea advertising cards
[c. 1905-c. 1910]Set of six illustrated cards telling the fairy tale story of 'Cinderella' and promoting 'J. Sainsbury's Pure Tea'.
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"Puss in Boots" tea advertising cards
[c. 1905-c. 1910]SA/MARK/ADV/1/3/2/3
"Sleeping Beauty" tea advertising cards
[c. 1905-c. 1910]SA/MARK/ADV/1/3/2/4
"Jack & the Beanstalk" tea advertising cards
[c. 1905-c. 1910]SA/MARK/ADV/1/3/2/5
"Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp" [tea advertising?] cards
[c. 1905-c. 1910]Set of six illustrated cards telling the story of 'Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp'. The cards are similar to the fairy tale story cards given away to promote Sainsbury's tea, but these cards do not...
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"Little Red Riding Hood" tea advertising cards
[c. 1905-c. 1910]SA/MARK/ADV/1/3/2/7
"Foreign Birds" tea advertising cards
[Early 20th century]Set of 12 colour picture tea cards depicting a range of "Foreign Birds in Their Natural Haunts" including the Amazon Parrot, Budgerigar, European Flamingo, Golden Oriole, Golden Pheasant, Great Bird...
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"British Birds" tea advertising cards
[Early 20th century]Series of 12 colour picture tea cards depicting a range of "British Birds in Their Natural Haunts" including the Blue Tit, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Golden Eagle, Goldfinch, Green Woodpecker, Jay,...
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Showcards advertising free gifts
c. 1932Includes free offers of teaspoons, various product items such as sugar, coffee, eggs, biscuits and flour, and gifts such as crayons, pencils, balloons and Easter eggs "for the kiddies" when specific...
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Photographs, slides, transparencies and negatives of general advertising
1869-1990sComprises photographs, slides, tranparencies and negatives of general advertising material including: general advertisements featuring the slogans "SAINSBURY'S - The House that is built on QUALITY"...
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'Sainsbury's Careers' memo pad
[1990s]Cube shaped block of white paper leaves with the repeated inscription, 'SAINSBURY'S Careers' printed in orange on four sides. At the bottom of each side there is a further inscription, 'Retail...
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Staff recruitment promotional highlighter pen
[c. 1990s]Orange 'Bic' brand promotional highlighter pen with orange plastic body and removable lid. Inscribed on side in white print 'Sainsbury's making life taste better for great careers and jobs go to...
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Material from Edward I Garner
May 1956-Nov 2000Includes photographs and correspondence about a flood the branch at 96 High Street, Tonbridge was affected by, and news cuttings and letters about the death of John Benjamin Sainsbury. Also...
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Books of Sainsbury's centenary matches
1969Folded cardboard matchbook with a glossy orange outer surface containing 20 black matchsticks with white heads. There is a Sainsbury's centenary logo on the front featuring four stylised candles and...
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Slice of Sainsbury's centenary (1969) cake
1969Slice of cake wrapped in a plastic wrapper. The front of the wrapper features the centenary logo, four stylised candles with '1869 1969' below them and the inscription, 'SAINSBURY'S 100 Good food...
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Sainsbury's centenary (1969) ephemera
1969Includes: menu cards from the centenary dinner and dance; invitations for celebratory dinners held at the Savoy, the Dorchester and Grosvenor House in London; invitation to the opening of the...
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