Things to make

Here you can find a variety of historical Sainsbury brand products and other downloads. To make your own replicas, click on each item and follow the instructions.

Fruit tins

Choose a label, pear or pineapple. Download, print, and colour in the label. Then cut it out and paste onto a clean tin.
Download pear tin label (PDF 51kb)
Download pineapple tin label (PDF 63kb)

Choose a label, pear or pineapple. Download and print the label. Then cut it out and paste onto a clean tin. These labels are already in colour.
Download pear tin label  (PDF 558kb)
Download pineapple tin label (PDF 732kb)

Tiles

Download, print and cut out the first tile. Finish the tile by drawing along the dotted lines, and colour.
Download first tile page (PDF 93kb)

Download, print and cut out the second page, which has two tiles in it. Colour and cut these tiles. Cut them out and paste together. Make a long string of tiles by printing more than one page.
Download second tile page (PDF 133kb)

Tea packet

Download, print, and colour in the packet. Cut out, fold and paste together to make an old fashioned tea packet. Cut out and paste the Sainsbury's stamp on top of the packet.
Download tea packet (PDF 128kb)

Pie box lid

Download and print the pie box lid. Cut out and paste on top of a clean box.
Download pie box lid (PDF 247kb)

Ox tongue jar lid

Download and print the ox tongue jar lid. Cut out and paste on top of a clean jar lid.
Download ox tongue jar lid (PDF 98kb)

Wrapping sausages

Learn to wrap sausages as it was done in early Sainsbury's stores by downloading these instructions.
Download instructions for wrapping sausages (PDF 178kb)

Store model

This is a model of the Sainsbury's shop in London Road, Croydon as it appeared in 1882. Download, print, and cut out, then fold and paste.
Download model of Croydon shop (PDF 114kb)

Closeup of 1929 leaflet illustrating Sainsbury's Christmas Fruits

This picture is from an advertisement dating from 1929. It shows Sainsbury's brand ingredients used to make Christmas puddings. We have provided versions of the products in the lady's basket which can be downloaded and built.

Click here to go to the Christmas pudding download page.

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