Paper notice for The Big Cheese event at Sainsbury's. The Big Cheese weighed 6,500 lbs and 68,000 pounds of milk was used to make it. It measured 17 feet in circumference and was 4 feet high. A special truck was made to transport it from the dairy. The cheese was scheduled to be cut on Thursday, March 14th at 2 o'clock.
'Everyone is invited to inspect this wonderful product of the Dairy [...] Customers may purchase with confidence up to a month's requirements for it will not deteriorate'.
Price per pound included.
Printed in green and red ink.
The branch where the event was held is not specified, but it appears to have been in a town with two branches (it states "orders...can now be booked at both shops").
Press Advertisements and Notices, 1909-14
"Notice. The Big Cheese at Sainsbury's" advertisement
Paper notice for The Big Cheese event at Sainsbury's. The Big Cheese weighed 6,500 lbs and 68,000 pounds of milk was used to make it. It measured 17 feet in circumference and was 4 feet high. A special truck was made to transport it from the dairy. The cheese was scheduled to be cut on Thursday,...
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- Ref. No: SA/MARK/ADV/1/1/1/1/1/6/1/130
- Format: Printed Material
- Date: 14 Mar 1912
- Level: Item
- Extent: 1 item
- Access: Open
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