Tupperware Fun!

[Kevinpreston3]

Found out about an interesting event and went to it Saturday.

We have a local museum here, it’s very small and usually has displays of local artifacts, Indian baskets, pioneer items, etc. It has been home for the last few weeks to a mini-Tupperware show!

Evidently, there is a local couple who were top sales performers for Tupperware during the height of the Tupperware party era. They kept one, at least, of every single item made. They had enough to fill a 40-foot trailer!

They are displaying rare items from the 50s, 60s and 70s, and also have some newer, but still rather vintage, items for sale there. So we went, and it was really neat.

Of course, we could not leave without buying some items. Included in our haul were some pitchers, picnic salt and pepper and catsup bottles, tumblers, cake keeper, a few TupperToys, and a few other items.

It was a ton of fun, and we plan to go back.

 

[Kevinpreston3]

Fun Tupperware Item

Here is a Tupperware Home Office set, complete with pen and book! The tray sits inside the main Klutter Keeper, according to the booklet. This is from 1994.

 

[mayken4now]

Love Tupperware

 

[whirlcool]

I liked the late 1960's Tupperware the best. The ones with the pale see through colors. It seemed that the product was more flexible back then. While we have some of the newer "hard" Tupperware I really prefer the older stuff.

 

[petek]

Neat finds Kevin.. I think the only piece I ever owned was the lettuce saver back in the 70's. Mom hated the stuff. A&E I believe it was had a documentary on Tupperware which was interesting. Apparently Tupper himself wasn't much of a salesman and he hired this woman (can't remember her name) who was the person responsibile for really making the company what it became, where most people actually thought she was the owner, they had a falling out years later and she was basically left high and dry.

 

[Kevinpreston3]

Mom still has a lettuce saver!

with the "spike" insert in the bottom.

I agree with the soft stuff being cool. We had two sets of things I remember most when I was a kid. One was a set of pale green and tan small, thin tumblers. Each had its own lid! I don't know what the application was...save your juice, or pack it for the road perhaps.

Also we had a set of soft popsicle makers, with plastic handled "sticks". I never remember actually using those, just seeing them in a drawer.

Not sure what my mom has left, but pretty sure she still uses the lettuce saver and her big square saver for cookies, etc. Amazing how it has lasted.