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Condolence letters concerning Mr John Benjamin Sainsbury

1956

Condolence letters to the company relating to the death of John Benjamin Sainsbury 23 May 1956. The letters are from public, private and corporate persons. Lists of who sent to each of the members...

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Condolence letters concerning Mr John Benjamin Sainsbury

Scroll from EE Batchelor to John Benjamin Sainsbury

1954

A dedication to JB Sainsbury written in 1954 from E. E. Batchelor in Bournemouth marking their long standing friendship of 50 years. It appears to have been on behalf of the staff at the shop there.

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Scroll from EE Batchelor to John Benjamin Sainsbury

Condolence letters concerning Mr John Benjamin Sainsbury

1956

Condolence letters to the company relating to the death of John Benjamin Sainsbury 23 May 1956. The letters are from public, private and corporate persons. There are greater numbers from companies who...

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Condolence letters concerning Mr John Benjamin Sainsbury

John Benjamin Sainsbury name stamp

[c. 1920-1956]

A name stamp for John Benjamin Sainsbury. It contains his signature. The wooden handle connects to a clear perspex sheet with Mr JB's signature underneath to show what the stamp would provide when...

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John Benjamin Sainsbury name stamp

Perpetual desk calendar

[c. 1930-1950]

A perpetual desk calendar, that displays every day and month as required. From the front, the date is at the top, wound forwards or back by means of plastic pins on the right hand side. Next is the...

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Perpetual desk calendar

Clothes brush

[c. 1930-1950]

A wooden clothes brush, consisting of four different types of wood. The main body of the brush is of one type, but is backed by a lamination of a further three types. The brush fibres appear to be...

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Clothes brush

'J.B. Sainsbury' name plate

[c. 1930-1950]

A glass name plate with 'J.B SAINSBURY.' written upon it in black letters with a gold background. The glass has a beveled edge. It The plate may have been used on a door, or a free standing desk...

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'J.B. Sainsbury' name plate

Pure Mixed Fruit Jam label (with personal notes on back)

[c. 1920-1940]

A paper jam label, the outer edge of which has a border of green square boxes with another interior border of circles. Inside also in green, are the words, 'PURE, MIXED FRUIT, JAM, Manufactured by J....

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Pure Mixed Fruit Jam label (with personal notes on back)

Pure Mixed Fruit Jam label (with personal notes on back)

[c. 1920-1940]

A paper jam label, the outer edge of which has a border of green square boxes with another interior border of circles. Inside also in green, are the words, 'PURE, MIXED FRUIT, JAM, Manufactured by J....

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Pure Mixed Fruit Jam label (with personal notes on back)

Desk box

[c. 1915-1950]

A metal framed box with a wooden inlay. There is a lid to the box and it has a picture of what appears to be a Victorian gentleman riding a white horse and leading a brown one, outside of a...

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Desk box

Bequest, Memorial, JSJ Memorial papers

1956

Mixed papers relating to the bequest of John Benjamin to his sons and many letters of thanks for a £10 bequest (August 1956) to Sainsbury's pensioners. Other typical papers include, memorial...

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Bequest, Memorial, JSJ Memorial papers

Condolence letters concerning Mr John Benjamin Sainsbury

1956

Condolence letters to the company relating to the death of John Benjamin Sainsbury 23 May 1956. The letters are from public, private and corporate persons. Lists of who sent to each of the members of...

SA/FAM/2/12

Condolence letters concerning Mr John Benjamin Sainsbury

Images of John Benjamin Sainsbury

[c. 1895-1990s]

Photographs and oil painting of John Benjamin Sainsbury (chairman of Sainsbury's 1928-1956) and his wife Mabel (née Van den Bergh). Pictures are also included of a trophy presented to Mabel Sainsbury...

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Images of John Benjamin Sainsbury

Correspondence, press cuttings and other papers relating to John Benjamin Sainsbury

[c. 1950s-1980s]

Folder of various papers relating to John Benjamin Sainsbury including letters of condolence, Sainsbury Archive correspondence, and press cuttings.

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Correspondence, press cuttings and other papers relating to John Benjamin Sainsbury