Antique English Advertising Pot – J. Sainsbury’s Large Potted Meats *Rare Size*

$39.00

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Measures Approximately 3″ tall x 2.75″ diameter

8 in stock

One Antique English Advertising Pot – Large J. Sainsbury’s Potted Meats. I will select one pot from my current inventory with no chips or cracks.  Please indicate in the notes at checkout if you prefer crazing or a cleaner pot and I will do my best to select the patina you prefer.  Looks darling loaded with toothpicks or a single stem.

Comparison of small- and large-sized Sainsbury Pots

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Comparison to the Large-Size Bloater and the Mini Frank Cooper

This Large-Sized Sainsbury Potted Meats Advertising Pot is rarely found by diggers.

Pot Reads:

J. SAINSBURY’S

SUPERIOR  * HOME MADE

POTTED MEATS

Each of these charming pots vary slightly in shape and size as they were each handmade.

Please consider the images as your best description for all of my items.

Most pots have some level of crazing, may have spots of discoloration, light hairline cracks and minor chips and fleabites that only add to its character and do not detract from its display value.  These are expected due to age, use and let’s not forget they were often buried for decades before being dug up and rescued.

I offer substantial savings in shipping costs when multiple items are combined into one package.  I will credit any overpayment of postage charged to you after finding the best shipping option.

A little bit of Sainsbury’s 125 year History:

Sainsbury’s was off to a romantic but practical start in 1869 when two young employees of neighboring London shops met, married, and started a small dairy store in their three-story Drury Lane home. Mary Ann Staples, 19, had grown up in her father’s dairy business. John James Sainsbury, 25, had worked for a hardware merchant and grocer. Their shop was a success from the start, as both John and Mary Ann had the business knowledge and capacity for hard work that it took to win the loyalty of the local trade. Their passion for order, cleanliness, and high-quality merchandise made the shop an inviting place, in contrast to the prevalent clutter of many tiny family-owned shops and the insanitary conditions of the street vendors’ stalls and carts.

Seven years later the Sainsburys opened a second shop in a newly developed section of town and moved into the upper portion of the building. Within a few years, they had opened several similar branches, planning to have a shop for each of their sons to manage when he grew up. By the time their six sons were adults, the branches far outnumbered them. Yet caution has always been characteristic of Sainsbury expansion; they regularly passed up opportunities to buy groups or chains of stores, preferring to develop each new store independently.

The passion for high quality led them to a turning point in 1882, when they opened a branch in Croydon. They used advanced design and materials that had an elegance not attempted in the other shops and made the store easy to keep clean. The walls, floor, and counter fronts were tiled, the countertops were marble slabs. Customers were seated on bentwood chairs. The store’s cleanliness–still a rarity in food shops of that time–and elaborate decor helped attract more prosperous customers; it was an instant success. Several similar shops were added during that decade, while Sainsbury’s also developed a less elaborate design for suburban branches opened during those years. In these, business could be done through open windows, as in the common market areas, but the design also attracted customers to come into the store to see a greater variety of food.

In 1891, Sainsbury’s moved its headquarters to Blackfriars, where it remained throughout the 20th century. The location provided easy access to wholesale markets and transportation. To obtain the best quality in food, Sainsbury’s always kept in close touch with suppliers, and it controlled and distributed stock from a central depot until the 1960s…..

Weight .9 lbs
Dimensions 6 × 6 × 4 in

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