Your Mother's Vintage Tupperware

[RedAngie]

My mother had a wide variety of Tupperware. Most pieces were practical, or semi-practical, but she also had a few ridiculous oddball containers.

She had the standard looking bowls,

And also this set of awesome early 1970s colors

This pitcher worked well

Still practical, but why bother? A butter container.......

.....and a condiment caddy set.....

....and a space age salt & pepper stand

Seems ridiculous, but it worked. Pickle container. Lift the handle to remove the pickles from the juice

Moving into eye-roller territory, a cereal container. Why dump the cereal from the box into this? It didn't keep the cereal any fresher.

Why would even a 1960s housewife want this Jello mold with four interchangeable designs?

The most ridiculous piece she had was this ice cream container. You had to remove the cardboard container, put that L-shaped pieced over the block of ice cream, then slide it into the container. All while ice cream is melting over your hands and kitchen counter. What was wrong with just scooping from the original cardboard box?
?

My mother never threw a Tupperware party, but went to plenty of them.

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

So many of these items are ones we had, including the jello mold bowl. Brings back memories.

 

[PollyannaMom]

My aunt had the set in your second pic!

 

[E&Cmom]

Too funny since I went to a Tupperware party last night. I was surprised to see they still had the kids shape sorter. I had a similar one back in the 70s.

We had a the second set you posted in the green and yellow. I believe we has the picture as well.

 

[fly girl]

My mother had a wide variety of Tupperware. Most pieces were practical, or semi-practical, but she also had a few ridiculous oddball containers.

And also this set of awesome early 1970s colors

This pitcher worked well

From your post, we only had the awesome 70's color set (green and that rusty red color) and the infamous pitcher which pushing that button was hard for a little kid.

I still have a few pieces today.



The top is a celery crisper (the lid was too far back in the cupboard for me to get.) I don't know why I still have it, it's never used.

The measuring spoons used ALL the time. I have a lovely Williams & Sonoma set but the Tupperware I keep grabbing.

The gold bowl - . That's my cereal bowl I've used since I was a kid. I had 2, but my roommate right of college put one in the micro and melted it. I was really bummed about that. Break a new dish, I don't care. But my vintage Tupperware ... NOOO!

Oh, just remembered my cinnamon/sugar shaker!



It's stained from the cinnamon - I'm thinking it needs to retire.

We also had these:

Canister Set



Set of various oval bowls




Wet/dry measuring cup, totally remember using this!




These cups we NEVER used!



My Mom still has this. Best colander EVER!




We had this shredder thingy too -- it was never used. How can you shred with Tupperware?




I got the spoons, my sister got the cups. Saw her use them not too long ago.



Ah, the toddler shape toy!

 

[Jennasis]

We had/have it all. My aunt was a salesman and then a regional sales manager.

 

[Sadie22]

The one described as for pickles must have been redesignated later, as I remember it being marketed as for carrot and celery sticks. I have one that is blue and white.

 

[Poohforyou]

I loved the jello mold thing. I remember making jello 1-2-3 in it with the awesome design on the bottom.

 

[DisneyMommyMichelle]

We still have the pickle container but as Mexicans, we use it for Jalapenos! LOL

 

[pigletz]

I still have the containers from the second picture. My mom gave them to me at some point.

 

[Meriweather]

I have a lot of those including the pickle holder
And a lot more too

 

[diznygirl]

I have the pickle holder too! That thing is genius.

 

[barkley]

I still have my trusty orange peeler-still works like a charm.

 

[low-key]

my mom had no need for Tupperware I was a good eater

 

[jt'smom]

OMG, we had so many of those, including the jello mold. The jello mold was actually a very important piece of Thanksgiving and Christmas, because my mom would make a molded dessert called Tutti Fruity that involved mixing lime jello, maraschino cherries, pineapple, marshmallows, chopped pecans and MAYONNAISE Kind of the special family recipe. Still makes me want to hurl!

 

[karmic]

Still have and use the green canisters circa 1978

 

[Skippy918]

My mom still uses the brown water pitcher. We also had the different color cups and that green container that someone posted above.

 

[scdak]

I have had almost all of the things that have been pictured, and 90% of them I still have! I even have some things that aren't pictured LOL. And I have NEVER had a tupperware party or been to one! I had a boss when I was a teenager that sold tupperware, she would put my name or my mothers name on "parties" so she could take individual orders, she stored all the neat hostess gifts in a storage shed and when I moved to my own apartment she opened the door to the shed and filled my vehicle to the max..........best home warming gift a new nurse (making $5.00 an hour) could get! Not only did I about every type of tupperware made at that point but 2 sets of pans, coffee maker, toaster, toaster oven and a few other appliances too that were hostess gifts also!

 

[brooke789]

We had this shredder thingy too -- it was never used. How can you shred with Tupperware?

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My grandmother had this shredder. I shredded a lot of cheese. Your picture is missing the box/attachment bottom that held the cheese. So, you ran it across the grates on the top and it shredded everything into a little container. It actually worked great!

 

[Cantw8]

my mom had no need for Tupperware I was a good eater

I still have and use a lot of the things posted.