The company behind Tupperware, the plastic kitchenware that revolutionized food storage after World War II and became inextricably linked to the parties where women seeking a measure of financial independence and fun in midcentury America sold the colorful products, has filed for bankruptcy.
Tupperware Brands, the Orlando-based consumer goods company that produces the iconic line of containers, said it was seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after struggling to revitalize its core business and failing to secure a tenable takeover offer.
Ann T. Anthony (1924-2018), wrote a story for The Associated Press in 1996 when she was 71. She was married in 1946 — the year Tupperware was introduced — and attended Tupperware parties for years. She remembers the parties as events where friends could get together and buy from someone they trusted.
You can read her account here.
With Tupperware making headlines, we thought it would be fun to look back at some of the commercials that helped make the product as commonplace as Q-tips, Kleenex and Scotch tape.
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Enjoy the memories by watching the videos below.