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Earl Silas Tupper (July 28, 1907–October 5, 1983) was the inventor of Tupperware, an airtight plastic container for storing food. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see 5th October (Serbia). ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Tupperware logo A Tupperware storage container. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

He was born on a farm in Berlin, New Hampshire, USA. After school, Tupper began a landscaping and nursery business until the Great Depression forced it into bankruptcy. He then got a job with the DuPont Chemical Company. For other uses, see Farm (disambiguation). ... Nickname: Location within New Hampshire Coordinates: , Country State County Coos Incorporated Town 1829 City 1897 Government  - Mayor Robert A. Danderson  - City Council Timothy P. Donovan, Sr. ... Landscaping refers to any activity that modifies the visible features of an area of land, including but not limited to: living elements, such as flora or fauna; or what is commonly referred to as Gardening efforts in the gestalt, the art and craft of growing plants with a goal of... A nursery is a place where plants are propagated, usually for sale as a business, though some gardeners and farmers keep private nurseries. ... For other uses, see The Great Depression (disambiguation). ... Notice of closure stuck on the door of a computer store the day after its parent company, Granville Technology Group Ltd, declared bankruptcy (strictly, put into administration—see text) in the United Kingdom. ... Dupont, DuPont, Du Pont, or du Pont may refer to: // E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, the worlds third largest chemical company Du Pont Motors Gilbert Dupont, a French stock brokerage part of retail banking network Crédit du Nord ST Dupont, a French manufacturer of fine...

Using inflexible pieces of polyethylene slag given to him by DuPont, Tupper purified the slag and molded it to create lightweight, non-breakable containers, cups, bowls, plates, and even gas masks that were used in World War II. He later designed liquid-proof, airtight lids by duplicating the lid of a paint can. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Slag is also an early play by David Hare. ... Belgian 1930s era L.702 model civilian mask. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Tupper later founded the Tupperware Plastics Company in 1938, and in 1946, he introduced Tupper Plastics to hardware and department stores. Based on a marketing strategy developed by Brownie Wise in the early 1950s, Tupperware was withdrawn from sale in retail stores and Tupperware "parties" soon became popular in homes within the United States and abroad, the first example of "party-plan" marketing which has since been successfully emulated by many others. After a falling-out with Wise, resulting in her 1958 dismissal, Tupper soon sold the Tupperware organization for $16 million to Dart Industries. Shortly afterwards, he divorced his wife, gave up his U.S. citizenship to avoid taxes, and bought himself an island in Central America. In 1984, the year after he died, his patent expired. The Tupperware Corporation (NYSE: TUP) develops and sells Tupperware® branded products. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the magazine, see Marketing (magazine). ... Brownie Wise (1913–1992) was a legendary saleswoman largely responsible for the success of Tupperware through her development of the party plan system of marketing. ... The 1950s decade refers to the years 1950 to 1959 inclusive. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... United States citizenship is membership of the United States political system. ... For other uses, see Central America (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Patent (disambiguation). ...

Resources

PBS American Experience, People & Events: Earl Silas Tupper (1907-1983)

External links

• Earl S. Tupper Papers, ca. 1914-1982 Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.