Ok, I should have put this out here a few weeks ago, but it just dawned on me....
My mother was talking the other day about an old measuring cup she had until just a few years ago. It had to be from the 1960s, exactly when we don't know. I am not certain if it was a Rubbermaid or a Tupperware product, but here's a description of it as detailed as I can describe. If anyone recognizes what I'm talking about and knows the whereabouts of one of these that I could put in Mom's Christmas stocking, I'd be willing to Fed-Ex it here:
It was one of those all-in-one measuring devices that has a graduated cylinder on the outside and a center "plunger" of sorts on the inside. The further up the plunger was set in the cylinder, the smaller the measurement.
In this case, the cylinder on ours was red, and the plunger was yellow. It was made of hard plastic, somewhat like bakelite. It seemed more durable though, as we dropped it countless times into the sink.
The plunger had notches on the bottom that fit into grooves in the side of the cylinder - grooves that equated to 1 cup, 3/4 cup, 2/3 cup, 1/2, 1/3, and 1/4 cup I think. You twisted the plunger into the notches on the cyclinder and it would lock into place. When you unlocked it and twisted, the measured ingredients could be slid out and into your bowl.
This was great for measuring dry ingredients, peanut butter, brown sugar, etc.
My hunch tells me this was a Rubbermaid item, but I don't know for sure. My mom had that thing for 30 or more years, until both notches finally broke off the plunger and it became hard to use.
If this sounds familiar to anyone, I'd LOVE to give it to Mom - if she mentioned it to me (now it's been more than a couple times) I know she'd enjoy having it. She bakes a lot, especially during the holidays. I don't care if the color of the two parts is different, it would be neat to find something in good condition. She's looked at every store she can think of, and she is a very well accomplished shopper.
Did I make sense above? Any ideas where I might get one of these?
Gordon[this post was last edited: 12/19/2010-18:15]
My mother was talking the other day about an old measuring cup she had until just a few years ago. It had to be from the 1960s, exactly when we don't know. I am not certain if it was a Rubbermaid or a Tupperware product, but here's a description of it as detailed as I can describe. If anyone recognizes what I'm talking about and knows the whereabouts of one of these that I could put in Mom's Christmas stocking, I'd be willing to Fed-Ex it here:
It was one of those all-in-one measuring devices that has a graduated cylinder on the outside and a center "plunger" of sorts on the inside. The further up the plunger was set in the cylinder, the smaller the measurement.
In this case, the cylinder on ours was red, and the plunger was yellow. It was made of hard plastic, somewhat like bakelite. It seemed more durable though, as we dropped it countless times into the sink.
The plunger had notches on the bottom that fit into grooves in the side of the cylinder - grooves that equated to 1 cup, 3/4 cup, 2/3 cup, 1/2, 1/3, and 1/4 cup I think. You twisted the plunger into the notches on the cyclinder and it would lock into place. When you unlocked it and twisted, the measured ingredients could be slid out and into your bowl.
This was great for measuring dry ingredients, peanut butter, brown sugar, etc.
My hunch tells me this was a Rubbermaid item, but I don't know for sure. My mom had that thing for 30 or more years, until both notches finally broke off the plunger and it became hard to use.
If this sounds familiar to anyone, I'd LOVE to give it to Mom - if she mentioned it to me (now it's been more than a couple times) I know she'd enjoy having it. She bakes a lot, especially during the holidays. I don't care if the color of the two parts is different, it would be neat to find something in good condition. She's looked at every store she can think of, and she is a very well accomplished shopper.
Did I make sense above? Any ideas where I might get one of these?
Gordon[this post was last edited: 12/19/2010-18:15]
