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Tupperware "36oz Handolier"

Lidded Canister
1950 (designed and made)
Artist/Maker
Tupperware (manufacturer)
Tupper, Earl (designer)
Place of origin
Massachusetts (designed and made)

Lidded canister, made of polythene ("Poly-T"), straight sided lidded canister, with small inset lid for pouring.


Object details

Categories
Plastic
Tableware & Cutlery
Containers
Eating
Object type
Lidded Canister
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Canister
  • Cover
  • Ring
  • Cap
TitleTupperware "36oz Handolier" (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Polythene
Polythene
Brief description
Lidded Canister, designed by Earl Tupper, Tubberware, USA, mid-1950's
Physical description
Lidded canister, made of polythene ("Poly-T"), straight sided lidded canister, with small inset lid for pouring.
Dimensions
  • With lids height: 17.1cm
  • At widest point width: 12.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • "TUPPERWARE/ Millionaire line / HANDOLIER CANISTER / ©1955 TUPPER CORPORATION/ USA/ U.S.PAT.2487400/ CAN.PAT.463387/ OTHER PATS.PEND./321-2" on base.
  • "U.S.PAT.2487400 CAN.PAT.463397 [sic, cf.other marks] OTHER PATS. PEND./ TUPPER WARE/ MILLIONAIRE LINE/ TUPPER CORPORATION/ Farnumsville, Mass/ U.S.A./ TUPPER [head of seal] SEAL #222" on main lid.
  • "TUPPER!/ US.PAT.2487400/ CAN.PAT.463387/ OTHER PATS. PEND./ #207/ TUPPER CORPORATION/ FARNUMSVILLE MASS./ U.S.A." on spout lid.
Credit line
Given by Kip White
Object history
The Tupperware catalogue for 1960, lists the 36oz Handolier at a cost of 89¢ each.
Bibliographic reference
Object file
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.79:1-1997

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O328555/tupperware-36oz-handolier-lidded-canister-tupper-earl/
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