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Tupperware "Coffee Cup"

Coffee Cup
1950 (designed and made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee cup of blue polythene with a handle moulded as part of the body.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTupperware "Coffee Cup" (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Polythene, moulded
Brief description
Coffee cup of blue polythene, designed by Earl Tupper, Tupperware, U.S.A., mid-1950's.
Physical description
Coffee cup of blue polythene with a handle moulded as part of the body.
Marks and inscriptions
"TUPPER/ Millionaire Line/ 1 121/ PATS. APPL'D FOR"
Credit line
Given by Kip White
Object history
The Tupperware catalogue for 1960, lists coffee cups at a cost of $1.39 for a set of six. Saucers should be purchased seperately for use with these cups.
Bibliographic reference
Object file
Collection
Accession number
C.82-1997

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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