Merit Badge RSPCA London Cart Horse Parade
1932-1934Three horse brasses. Each brass consists of a copper alloy shield featuring an embossed metal crest and a black and red recessed inscription, 'MERIT BADGE R.S.P.C.A. LONDON CART HORSE PARADE',...
SA/AWA/97
Model horse and cart
[c. 1970s-1990s]Brown painted wooden model of a J. Sainsbury transport cart. There are painted inscriptions on the sides ('J. SAINSBURY HIGH STREET, SUTTON') and back ('CHIEF OFFICE BLACKFRIARS LONDON') of the...
SA/AWA/114
Price lists
1931-1954Booklets, leaflets and posters advertising prices of food sold at J Sainsbury e.g. 'Good food for Christmas', 'Good food', a list of prices for customers published fortnightly, three copies of a 1929...
SA/BL/3/53
Branch management book
Jan 1914Photocopy of booklet issued by Branch Management Department to provide guidence in order to bring about a universal form of management. Covers: opening times; duties before breakfast, despatch,...
SA/BRA/3/1/1/11

Images of horse drawn home delivery vehicles
[c. 1930-1950s]Black and white photographs, slide transparencies and negatives of motorised home delivery vans and delivery staff.
SA/BRA/5/5/1/4/1
Accounts for upkeep of horse and cycle transport
1930-1934Photocopied accounts of costs of keeping horses and maintenance of cycles for customer deliveries.
SA/BRA/5/5/1/6
Image of Croydon [9-11 London Road] branch exterior with delivery vehicles outside
[1896-1910s]Features delivery vehicles (tricycles, horses and carts) with staff. Next door to Sainsbury's a branch of "Marks & Spencer Ltd Original Penny Bazaar" can be seen in the photograph. There is also a...
SA/BRA/7/C/41/1/1

Board minutes, Oct 1911-Feb 1912
Oct 1911-Feb 1912Unindexed, signed board minutes. Includes information such as which members of the Sainsbury family were made responsible for which areas of the business in 1911. Minutes of meetings for the...
SA/CO/3/1/1

London Harness Horse Parade award
1995Includes reproduction images of Sainsbury's entrant to the London Harness Horse Parade and a rosette and horse shoe shaped award presented to Sainsbury's for 'first class harness horse'.
SA/DEP/TRAN/6
Transport material
[c. 1930s-1990s]Includes: Copies of magazines featuring articles on transport and Sainsbury's. Statistic and information relating to Sainsbury's transport e.g. cost of horse feed, cycle repairs and motorised...
SA/DEP/TRAN/7
Model vans
[1990s]Contains the following die-cast vintage model vans decorated in Sainsbury's livery: Horse drawn removal van Y-19 Morris Cowley van (1929) Sentinel steam wagon (1931) Mack canvas back truck...
SA/DEP/TRAN/12
Shire Horse Society London Parade medal
[1907]Round metal medal issued to John James Sainsbury. The obverse depicts a woman, possibly Queen Victoria, wearing a crown and holding a sceptre while seated on a horse. The reverse depicts two Shire...
SA/DEP/TRAN/14
Shire Horse Society London Parade medal
[1909]Round metal medal issued to John James Sainsbury. The obverse depicts a woman, possibly Queen Victoria, wearing a crown and holding a sceptre while seated on a horse. The reverse depicts two Shire...
SA/DEP/TRAN/15
Images of vehicles
1890s-1990sIncludes images of Sainsbury's vehicles from horse drawn vans to refrigerated lorries.
SA/DEP/TRAN/IMA/1
Image layout proofs for JS100 : The Story of Sainsbury's
[c. 1960s]Original and reproduction photographs and prints relating to the history of J Sainsbury plc. Each photograph is mounted on board with a paper frame indicating how the image should be cropped and...
SA/HIS/JS100/15
Letter to promote Woking branch to potential customers
Sep 1919J. Sainsbury's Provision Stores, 19, Chertsey Road, Woking, Sept. 1919. Letter offers deliveries by horse and cart and asks permission to provide a sample tray of provisions and table delicacies for...
SA/MARK/ADV/1/1/1/1/1/6/2/181

Letter to customer promoting Westbourne branch
Sep 1919'J. Sainsbury's Provision Stores, 123 Poole Road, Westbourne, Sept. 1919'. Letter offers deliveries by horse and cart and asks permission to provide a sample tray of provisions and table delicacies...
SA/MARK/ADV/1/1/1/1/1/6/2/184

"100 years ago this month, Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Sainsbury set up a family business in Drury Lane" newspaper advertisement proof
1969Sainsbury's centenary advertisement with slogan 'Sainsbury's 100 good -food years'. 'Includes the heading '100 years ago this month Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Sainsbury set up a family business in Drury Lane'....
SA/MARK/ADV/1/1/1/1/2/10/3

"We've lived in Drury Lane for eighty-nine years…" newspaper advertisement proof
7 Nov 1958Sainsbury's illustrated advertisement, about the history of Sainsbury's in Drury Lane and the opening of the new self-service store. Published in The Star. A list detailing advertising costs (see...
SA/MARK/ADV/1/1/1/1/5/1/239

"We've lived in Drury Lane for eighty-nine years…" newspaper advertisement
[Nov 1958]SA/MARK/ADV/1/2/1/1/1/11/10
