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Lettering

[1900s-1970s]

Individual metal letters of the alphabet with screw fittings on the reverse, some of which are encased in orange rubber rings. All characters are capital letters; A, D, E, G, H, I, N, N, N, O, R, R,...

SA/BRA/1/9/1/2/1/1

Lettering

Lettering

[1900s-1970s]

Individual metal letters of the alphabet with screw fittings on the reverse, some of which are encased in orange rubber rings. All characters are capital letters apart from a pair of brackets; (, ),...

SA/BRA/1/9/1/2/1/2

Lettering

'J. Sainsbury' lettering

[1924-1980s]

Individual brown painted metal letters of the alphabet with copper alloy fittings on the reverse. All characters are capital letters and spell out the phrase, 'J SAINSBURY'. The letters make up a...

SA/BRA/1/9/1/2/1/3

'J. Sainsbury' lettering

'J. Sainsbury' lettering

[1950s-1980s]

Individual brown painted metal letters of the alphabet with fittings on the reverse. All characters are capital letters and spell out the phrase, 'J. SAINSBURY'. The letters make up a shop front...

SA/BRA/1/9/1/2/1/4

'J. Sainsbury' lettering

'J. Sainsbury' lettering and 'Private' door plate

[1950s-1980s]

2 sets of individual brown painted metal letters of the alphabet with copper alloy fittings on the reverse. All characters are capital letters and spell out 'J SAINSBURY'. There is 1 'I' missing. The...

SA/BRA/1/9/1/2/1/5

'J. Sainsbury' lettering and 'Private' door plate

'J. Sainsbury' lettering (Seaford branch)

[1950s-1970s]

Individual brown painted metal letters of the alphabet with fittings on the reverse. All characters are capital letters and spell out the phrase, 'J SAINSBURY'. The letters made up the shop front...

SA/BRA/1/9/1/2/1/6

'J. Sainsbury' lettering (Seaford branch)

'J. Sainsbury' lettering

[1924-1980s]

Individual brown painted metal letters of the alphabet with copper alloy fittings on the reverse. All characters are capital letters and spell out 'J. SAINSBURY'. The letters make up a shop front...

SA/BRA/1/9/1/2/1/7

'J. Sainsbury' lettering

'J. Sainsbury' lettering

[1950s-1970s]

Individual metal letters of the alphabet with screw fittings on the reverse. All characters are capital letters and spell out the phrase, 'J. SAINSBURY'. The letters make up a shop front sign.

SA/BRA/1/9/1/2/1/8

'J. Sainsbury' lettering

Exterior store sign

[1970s]

Large exterior Sainsbury's store sign.

SA/BRA/1/9/1/2/1/9

Exterior store sign

'Sainsbury's' flag

1978

Long, rectangular, linen flag with a headband, rope and toggle. The flag is orange and has an inscription, 'SAINSBURY'S' printed across it in large black lettering. The headband is white and has a...

SA/BRA/1/9/1/2/1/10

'Sainsbury's' flag

'Licensed to deal in game' sign

[c. 1970s-1980s]

Rectangular steel plaque with a screw hole in each corner. Recessed black lettering on the plaque reads, 'Licensed to deal in game'.

SA/BRA/1/9/1/2/1/11

'Licensed to deal in game' sign

Disabled access sign

[c.1980s-1990s]

A white plastic sign with black lettering below a diagram depicting a person in a wheelchair. It reads 'CUSTOMERS WITH MOBILITY DIFFICULTIES PLEASE USE AUTOMATIC SWING DOOR PROVIDED'.

SA/BRA/1/9/1/2/1/12

Disabled access sign

Disabled access sign

[c.1980s-1990s]

A metal sign with a white background containing black lettering below a diagram depicting a person in a wheelchair. It reads 'CUSTOMERS WITH MOBILITY DIFFICULTIES PLEASE USE AUTOMATIC SWING DOOR...

SA/BRA/1/9/1/2/1/13

Disabled access sign

'Sainsbury Superstore' banners

1979

Orange synthetic banners with an inscription printed in black, 'SAINSBURY SUPERSTORE'. These banners were used in 1979 for branch openings.

SA/BRA/1/9/1/2/1/14

'Sainsbury Superstore' banners