Preparation Areas in Branches

2 wooden paddle-shaped implements used to cut and beat into shape butter. The slice is smooth on both sides and has a cutting edge, the beater is...

Wooden platform with central groove through which a wire with a wooden toggle on the end protrudes which was used to cut cheese. There is a raised...

Raised pine board. This board is a replica of the smallest of three sizes of board used to display and cut cooked meats in Sainsbury's branches.

Includes: A5 binder detailing shelf life of perishables for self service shops [c.1950s]; instruction leaflet for the handling of cheeses

Egg shaped yellow natural sponge.

Wooden paddle shaped implement with a grooved surface and a short handle used to work butter into shape. This pat would have been one of a pair....

Stiff plastic bristled brush with a twisted wire handle. May have been used in branch preparation areas.

Metal platform with central groove through which a spring wound wire with a metal toggle on the end protrudes. Used to cut cheese on delicatessen...

Metal pronged utensil with handle, according to pre-existing catalogue information was used for picking up meat.

Metal pronged utensil with wooden handle, possibly used for picking up meat.

Metal blade inserted into a wooden double ended handle. Wrapped in two pieces of brown cloth.

A length of steel coated wire with a cylindrical wooden toggle at each end. This cheesewire is probably a replica.

3 small metal scoops. Probably used for products such as dried fruit and sugar.

Home-made, rectangular, varnished wooden case. The case has a hinged lid which can be fastened shut using two lockable metal clasps. It is lined...