Special national occasions: Royal occasions
1977-1981This subseries comprises advertising material created to celebrate Royal occasions. It includes psoters for the Silver Jubilee, and to celebrate Prince Charles' wedding to Diana.
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Images of national occasions
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"Fresh recipe ideas for Burns Night" recipe card
[c. 1998]"Fresh recipe ideas for Burns Night" promotional recipe card featuring 2 recipe ideas using haggis, nutritional information and colour photographs. Recipe card was available to customers at no charge...
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Shaw's Copyright Food List. Grimbly Hughes & Co Ltd.
25 Jan 1953Grimbly Hughes & co were wholesale grocers and provision merchants with outlets in Oxford, Leamington and Bedford. Products are listed strictly alphabetically, with the exception of patent medicines,...
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Image of exterior of 46 South Street, Romford branch
[1953]Includes decoration with royal cypher of Queen Elizabeth II above "J Sainsbury" sign (presumably for the 1953 Coronation)
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Queen's Silver Jubilee 1977 street party pictures
1977Selection of images on the theme of the Silver Jubilee by children of Tilecroft and Cherry Croft Welwyn Garden City. Sainsburys sponsored a street party and pictures were sent to PR manager. File...
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Queen's Silver Jubilee 1977 sponsorship
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Image of the exterior of 96 Kilburn High Road, Kilburn branch
1953Image shows decorations for Elizabeth II coronation. In the window are posters "Little by little you save a lot at Sainsbury's" and "Food News. Chopped Ham Cheaper". There is a window display...
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Queen's Silver Jubilee 1977
1977Cups, plates, tea towels etc. branded for Queens Silver Jubilee 1977
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'Meet-The Pieman' advert, 1935
6 May 1935'Meet-The Pieman' advert, 1935. Relates to King George V's Silver Jubilee. Includes prices for 'Ready Cooked Provision suitable for cold luncheons and luncheon baskets'. Folded leaflet with...
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Image of the exterior of 128/130 High Road, Kilburn branch
[25 Jun 1953]Image shows decorations for Elizabeth II coronation. In the window are posters "Little by little you save a lot at Sainsbury's".
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Queen's Silver Jubilee 1977 tea towel
1977Rectangular linen tea towel with a printed design in purple, blue, white and yellow commemorating the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, 1977. The design features an outer border of stylised...
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Image of the exterior of 249 Northolt Road, Harrow branch decorated for the King George V Silver Jubilee
1935The branch was later addressed 249 Northolt Road
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"Coronation Fare at Sainsbury's" newspaper advertisement
6 May 1937Newspaper advertisement promoting ready cooked foods (pies and cooked meats) for people watching the coronation pageant of King George VI in 1937. Advertisement published in the Evening News....
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Charles and Diana Wedding posters
1981Consists of four large posters celebrating the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer.
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"Sainsbury's Guide to Pancakes: Shrove Tuesday: A panful of pancake recipes" booklet
[1990s]Promotional booklet featuring various recipe ideas for sweet and savoury pancakes. Recipes featured: pancake batter; cherry and almond pancakes; apple and cinnamon pancakes; lemon and sultana...
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Queen's Silver Jubilee 1977 tea towel
1977Rectangular linen tea towel with a printed design in beige, white, black and purple commemorating the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, 1977. The tea towel has been designed to look like a...
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Queen's Silver Jubilee 1977 paper plates
1977Pressed paper side plates with a ridged border and a printed design. Each plate has two blue outer borders, an inner border of grey stylised leaves and a central red circle with a white design...
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Queen's Silver Jubilee 1977 paper tablecloth
1977Rectangular textured white paper tablecloth with a printed scalloped border. The border is made up of two blue outer bands, a band of grey stylised leaves and a wide red inner band incorporating a...
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Queen's Silver Jubilee 1977 paper cups
1977White paper cups with printed horizontal bands of blue grey and red around the outside. The grey band is in the form of stylised leaves and the red band features a white design including stylised...
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