"Songs of Sainsbury" and "Food for thought" verses by Pin, 1920s-1957
Subseries comprises: 'The Careful Choice of Food' or 'A Song of Sainsbury' and 'Food for thought or Songs of Sainsbury' leaflets, and a letter about Pin.
- Ref. No: SA/MARK/ADV/1/1/1/1/1/12
- Format: Printed Material
- Date: 1920s-1957
- Level: SubSeries
- Extent: 3 items
- Access: Open
Verse with illustrations entitled "The Careful Choice of Food" or "A Song of Sainsbury" by Pin (= Lady Sybil Grant).
Letter from S.T. Goldrup to J. Boswell recalling that 'Food for Thought' or 'Songs of Sainsbury' was written and illustrated in c.1926/1927 by the...
Booklet containing verses and illustrations by 'Pin' [Lady Sybil Grant]. The verses promote Sainsbury's products. An additional copy is included in...
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Comprises photographs, slides and transparencies of advertisements for groceries including: J. Sainsbury's ready-packed groceries: "Our stock is always FRESH, our QUALITY the FINEST obtainable, and our PRICES strictly COMPETITIVE"; "Only at Sainsbury's" 'Selsa' products advertisement [part of 70th anniversary advertising campaign 1939]; tea advertisements: "Money saved is money earned!"; "Mummy buys her TEA at SAINSBURY'S" [The Dollies Tea Party] c.1930s; "16 ozs of Tea make a Pound" [1911]; Blue Kaddy Tea [1930s - "British and Best" and "Have you tried it?"]; drinks: freshly ground coffee; tinned and packet French coffee; tinned and packet pure coffee; tinned and jarred instant coffee; packet 'real' coffee; cocoa and cocoa essence [1909-1920 advertisements]; mineral water (including 'Monastère' spring water); squash (containing more than 10% fruit juice); Free & Clear; Unique water pasta sauces (including Italian sauces); tomato ketchup; mayonnaise; olive oil; tinned anchovies; tinned sardines in olive oil; Sainsbury's speciality oils ['salad car' advertisement]; soya granules; cooking chocolate; canned 'Flavourseal' grapefruit; canned fruits in fruit juice; dried fruit (1930s advertisement for Christmas puddings); "Selsa" marmalade; special offers: British Grown granulated sugar; dried apricots; jam; bakery products: bread (including bread baked daily, granary wholemeal, French and unsliced), cakes, doughnuts; price lists: coffee, cocoa, tea and sugars; copy of pages ('Groceries' and 'Canned Goods and Preserves') from Songs of Sainsbury: 'Food for Thought' by Pin [1928]. Some advertisements feature the slogans: "Good food costs less", "If it isn't better, cheaper or different, it isn't Sainsbury's", "Little things cost less at Sainsbury's"; "J. Sainsbury for QUALITY and VALUE"; "J. Sainsbury For the Finest Quality GROCERIES".
Photographs, slides and transparencies of advertisements for groceries
SA/MARK/ADV/IMA/3/2/4
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