Tupperware "16oz Square Round"
Lidded Box and Cover
1950 (designed and made)
1950 (designed and made)
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Polythene lidded box, rectangular in shape with rounded sides.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Tupperware "16oz Square Round" |
| Materials and techniques | Polythene |
| Brief description | Lidded box of polythene, designed by Earl Tupper, Tupperware, U.S.A., mid-1950's |
| Physical description | Polythene lidded box, rectangular in shape with rounded sides. |
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| Credit line | Given by Kip White |
| Object history | The "Square Round" was designed to be suitable for freezer storage. The Shape reputedly allowed for air circulation to improve the efficiency of freezing. The Tupperware catalogue for 1960 lists 16oz Square Rounds at a cost of $2.10 for a set of four. |
| Bibliographic reference | Object file |
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| Accession number | C.83:1, 2-1997 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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