Saturday, June 23, 2018

Tupperware Museum



Sealed in freshness!
The Tupperware Museum in Orlando, Fl.

We were able to make it to the Tupperware Museum a couple of years back which is located at the main headquarters of Tupperware.  On display are items from the early days of Tupperware in the 1940s such as Mr. Tupper's door to door travel sample case and an early version of machinery for molding the products.  There is a space dedicated to Brownie Wise who revolutionized the Home Party way of selling Tupperware, which is still popular today.


Under clear plastic space domes are examples of  many Tupper products of yesteryear and current.

Peruse the vintage best:

Jadite Green shaker with lid, food grater and storage, colander with grid lid
(the info card was covered up so I am just guessing on these)

12 oz tumbler set with spoons in metal carrier, featuring "Tuppy" the Tupperware Seal (look at the center of the black metal carrier and you can see an abstract seal with a ball on his nose),
9 oz tumbler, coaster set


Big Shake 1947, Butter Dish 1 pound capacity,
Bell Funnel in red also used for ketchup,
Salt and Pepper Set 1950's

Green Salad Tong 1954
Crisp-It Bowl:  2 Quart Bowl with domed seal introduced in 1966

"Millionaire Line" in pastel colors;
Party Bowl, Cup and Saucer, Sugar and Creamer set 1954,
40 oz. Pitcher 1947

Jel-N-Serve Mold
With 4 special designs (however they seem to be missing the heart)
introduced in 1964


Personal Items:
Blue Safety Pin Caddy, Pink Bobby Pin-Up, Shampoo Brush, Soap Case, Toothbrush Case 1962,
Tupperware Home Parties Cosmetic Puff

Getting to the Tupperware Museum was quite a feat for us.  It happens to be about 8 hours away and we were trying to squeeze it in while in town for a work conference for Mr. Husband.  The first time we tried to go it was on a Sunday and closed.  The grounds are not fenced off so we parked and were walking around looking at the Tupper Seal Tuppy water fountain and other water features when we were rudely escorted off by a rent-a-cop.  PB thought we were going to go to jail.  He was really freaked out.  About a month later we happened to be kinda near the Orlando area again and were determined to go to the museum.  Mr. Husband called several times to make sure it was going to be open. We drove about a hour out of our way as a side trip before having a 8 hour drive to get back home.  When we went in we found out that the entire staff were in a big corporate meeting for the next hour.  Still determined we drove down the highway and browsed some shops for a bit.  On the way back to Tupperware the sky fell out with torrential rain, I mean like hurricane fury.  Still we were going to see some Tupperware! We ran in the building getting soaked up to the knees.  I couldn't bring in my decent camera because I didn't want it to get wet and went with using our dinky pocket camera, which explains the horrible photos.  The museum is actually just part of a corridor and really small.  There is suppose to be a photobooth there with a digital background but it wasn't working.  The mini Tupperware keychain vending machine was out of the decent selections.  The rain was so bad we had to hang out at the Tupperware place for waay longer than it took to view the displays.  But damn it, we went, we saw, we experienced some Tupperware!


4 comments:

  1. That's really cool, Mary! I'm impressed you were so resilient and persistent on seeing the museum! Tupperware has always had some pretty neat items. Too bad they have gotten so pricey!

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  2. Yes, Tupperware is waaay too pricey for my penny pinching ways. I actually use Ikea's Pruta for my food storage needs, only 5.99 for 17 pieces! The small sized containers in the set are great for school lunch boxes.

    https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60149673/

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  3. You've really outdone yourself with your Tupperware presentation! Well done!

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  4. Thanks so much Aldo! It was 2 years in the making. I went to the museum 2 years ago and just started collecting most of my Tupperware over that same amount of time. I like to group posts together even if it means holding back stuff until I have it all in a collective theme.

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