Image of Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover with Sainsbury's own brand products
15 May 1991Photograph of Sainsbury's chairman Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover (John Davan Sainsbury) with a display of various Sainsbury's products on a table. Sainsbury's products include Sainsbury's 'Islay...
SA/FAM/5/49/1/84
Sainsbury's Milk Chocolate Discs packaging
1967It is unclear whether this product was solid chocolate or a type of biscuit.
SA/PKC/PRO/1/2/2/1/71
Image of Sainsbury's Milk Chocolate Discs
[1960s]It is unclear whether this product was solid chocolate or a type of biscuit.
SA/PKC/PRO/1/2/4/2/25
Texas Homecare towel ring
[c. 1980s-1990s]Plastic ring with brackets at designed to be fixed to the wall. In original packaging.
SA/SUB/TEX/8/14
Sainsbury's Taste the Difference box
2000-2003Pine and plywood box with a rope handle and a lid which slides off. The lid features an inscription, 'Sainsbury's Taste the Difference' against a dark and lighter red background. The inside of the...
SA/PKC/PRO/1/22/2/8
Packaging tray without printing
c. 25 Aug 1976Labelled "New TRAY for PJD [Peter Dixon, Sainsbury's Design Studio], 25.8.76." It is unclear what type of products this tray was designed for although it resembles that used for fruit pies around that...
SA/PKC/PRO/1/3/2/5/24
Image of various Sainsbury's food and non-food products
[1965]Picture showing various own-label brands used as the cover image for JS Journal February 1965 (Sainsbury's staff magazine). In JS Journal the image was cropped to exclude the top shelf on the picture....
SA/PKC/PRO/3/1/14
Image of trolley containing Sainsbury's foods, drinks and household goods
[1960s]Image showing a trolley containing: Sainsbury's Bread White Sliced; Sainsbury's Pure Coffee; Sainsbury's Corn Flakes; Sainsbury's JS Tendersweet Back Bacon; Sainsbury's Instant Coffee; Sainsbury's...
SA/PKC/PRO/3/1/12
Shaw's brand absolutely pure cayenne tin
1930s-1940sIncludes tin for Shaw's brand absolutely pure cayenne.
SA/SUB/SHAW/1/54
Packaging artwork
[c. 1980s]Consists of label drawings, unassembled and 3D packaging.
SA/DES/1
Design material for groceries: dried goods
[c. 1980s]SA/DES/35/11
Artwork for dried fruit and nuts (SA/PRO/12D)
[c. 1980s-1990s]Artwork consisting of layered and single piece drawings of packaging.
SA/DES/53
Sainsbury's Design Studio slide directory
[c. 1991]-1993Indexed contact sheets featuring images of own-brand packaging designs produced by the Sainsbury's Design Studio. Probably used as a finding aid for the Sainsbury's Design Studio slide library. Also...
SA/DES/6
Patents - vacuum packing
1977-1981Photocopies of patents issued by Belgium (No. 859088), Canada (No. 1086206), Switzerland (No. 620647, United Kingdom (No. 1547472) and the United States of America (No. 4229927) for the design of...
SA/LE/1/8
"new scan 'n' pack, Sainsbury's, making life taste better" plastic carrier bag
[2003]Produced to promote the "scan 'n' pack" scheme to improve checkout service (see 'JS Journal' May 2003, pp.8-9). Same design on both sides
SA/PKC/PAC/6/3/5/4
Sainsbury's Butter Beans (one pound net) packaging
[1960s-1970s]SA/PKC/PRO/1/14/2/2/159/1
Pickle jar
[1900-1940]Cylindrical stoneware pickle jar with a tan coloured glaze over the lip, neck and shoulder. There is an additional colourless salt glaze over both the inside and outside of the jar. A horizontal...
SA/PKC/PRO/1/14/3/3/38
Image of Sainsbury's Snack Noodle range
[c. Jun 1995]Includes: Beef and Tomato Flavour; Chicken and Mushroom Flavour; Spicy Vegetable Curry; Ham and Cheese Flavour. Image included in 'JS Journal' June 1995, p.19.
SA/PKC/PRO/1/14/4/3/32
Image of Sainsbury's Haricot Beans
1964Negative number W. 21. Photographer: [Dennis] T. Waller. Designer: P.J.D. [Peter Dixon].
SA/PKC/PRO/1/14/4/5/5
