Earl Tupper, inventor of Tupperware, would have been 104 yesterday.
This piece offers a glimpse of Tupper’s other inventions, complete with his own sketches. While it was those plastic containers that brought him success, his journals show a plethora of unsuccessful invention ideas. Many of them are much more whimsical and less utilitarian than Tupperware, such as a fishing pole with a scale, portable necktie racks, a medical device for the non-surgical removal of the appendix, non-drip ice cream cones, tampon cases, and more. Most importantly, can someone start looking into his giant fish-propelled boat?
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