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Earl Tupper

Earl Tupper, American inventor and businessman, founded Tupperware Brands (died 1983)

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Born
July 28, 1907
Died
October 5, 1983
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1907

About Earl Tupper

Earl Silas Tupper was an American businessman and inventor, best known as the inventor of Tupperware, an airtight plastic container for storing food, and for founding the related home products company that bears his name, Tupperware Plastics Company. Tupper founded the Tupperware Plastics Company in 1938 and in 1948, the company introduced Tupper Plastics to hardware and department stores. After his falling-out with Wise that resulted in her dismissal in 1958, Tupper sold The Tupperware Company for $16 million to Rexall. This was the first instance of what became known as "party plan" marketing. He co-founded 'Sterilite', a plastic houseware manufacturing company, in 1939 with Saul and Edward Stone.

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Earl Tupper timeline

  1. Tupper founded the Tupperware Plastics Company in 1938 and in 1948, the company introduced Tupper Plastics to hardware and department stores.
  2. He co-founded 'Sterilite', a plastic houseware manufacturing company, in 1939 with Saul and Edward Stone.
  3. After his falling-out with Wise that resulted in her dismissal in 1958, Tupper sold The Tupperware Company for $16 million to Rexall.

The world when Earl Tupper was born

Earl Tupper was born in 1907. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1907

  • Best-selling book"The Lady of the Decoration" – Frances Little

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win first of back-to-back World Series titles
  • Top headlinePanic of 1907 — financial crisis leads to Federal Reserve creation
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial helicopter design
  • World population~1.67B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population86.0M

1907 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Earl Tupper's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19072026
Population86.0M341 million

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