RETRO TUPPERWARE 761 - 6 Canadian; COMPLETE SET - Of - SIX Warm - Yellow Measuring - Cups
Item History & Price
TUPPERWARE- synonymous with affordable, sealed-in freshness – having WONmany awards for Design & Innovation. Originally made in the USA; now manufactured world-wide.Offeredhere is a RETRO, TUPPERWARE (Canadian) - Matching Set-of-SIX -Warm-Yellow Measuring-Cups - in MOST-excellent, gently-used condition -likely from the 1960s-70s. There are no cracks, splits, cuts, food smells - just some very minor scratches, rubs, a bit ofresidue her...e-there - seems like age appropriate wear. All surfaces are smooth andclean - faint rubs, scratches, incidental contact-marks. Each cup is perforated-punched with hole in the handle to allow for aring to attached them together OR to be hung individually.Each Measuring-Cup ismade of hard, tinted, opaque Tupperware-Plastic - warm-yellow in colour with nofade, even in colour.The Measuring-Cupsare of the following measures - ¼ CUP; 1/3 CUP; ½ CUP; 2/3CUP; ¾ CUP; 1 CUP. Each measuring cup has a handle which is recessed for agood grasp. Embossed on the handle of each is their measure. As per MULTIPLE QUANTITIES – vintage items areoften unique by the lives they've lived and markings embossed on base. Thosedetails are included here. Buyer'schoice after purchase - better is sent, by default.Q1 – SOLDThe 1-CUP - cup has a melt on the measurement, onthe handle top and a small melt or scratch on its side.The product #s are on each item - 766-3, 765-3;764-3, 763-3; 762-3; 761-3 - from smallest to largest. Each Measuring-Cup isalso embossed "TUPPERWARE "circled R"; "MADE IN CANADA;CAN. PAT #s; CAN Rd; #s".Q2 – There is a little rub-wearwithin the ½-CUP cup.The product#s are on each item - 766-4, 765-4; 764-4, 763-4; 762-4; 761-4 - fromsmallest to largest. Each Measuring-Cup is also embossed"TUPPERWARE "circled R"; "MADE IN CANADA; CAN. PAT #s; CANRd; #s".SOME INTERESTING INFORMATION–Earl Tupper, achemical engineer working for DuPont, experimented with plastics and eventuallyturned an unpopular, smelly, sticky, brittle, and unattractive material into amold-able, flexible and durable product - which could be made intosheer-to-opaque, coloured-to-white forms.He also developed a water & air tight fitted lidfor his containers which kept food fresh and could be conveniently stacked oncounters, in cupboards, freezers and fridges – called “Tupper Seals”.TUPPERWARE - Products were introduced in 1945 BUTreally took off in popularity in 1951 -after home parties began, where the products could be handled & peopletaught how to use them properly.ALL Tupperware: is made of high-quality, food-gradeplastic; is ECO-FRIENDLY - built to last for YEARS & YEARS – used over& over again. Tupperware offers a lifetime warranty, so long astheir conditions are met with respect to use, handling & availability.SHIPPING -Able to ship from Canada (pleasecontact with request OR for pricing. Add a day to handling-time) OR US(default). International shipping from either is also an option – pleasecontact seller for pricing.See my store, thoma_vand: “V's All About Vintage” onebay.caI also refund shipping over-charges, if they aresignificantly over my actual cost to ship - normally, I am close to the actualcost.I use the most economical carriers who operateMonday-Friday – not weekends; not holidays.
