Earl Tupper
Inventor

Earl Tupper Net Worth

Earl Tupper was born on July 28, 1907 in New Hampshire and is best known for inventing Tupperware plastic storage containers. He founded the Tupperware Plastics Company in the late 1930s and began selling his products, which have since become a household name.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day July 28, 1907
Birth Place New Hampshire
Age 113 YEARS OLD
Died On Oct 5, 1983 (age 76)
Birth Sign Leo

💰 Net worth: $225.6 million (2024)

About

Famous for inventing Tupperware plastic storage containers, he established the Tupperware Plastics Company and began selling his products in the late 1930s.

Before Fame

After studying at Rhode Island's Bryant University, he started a landscaping company that ultimately went bankrupt as a result of the Great Depression. He invented his famous Tupperware product while working for the DuPont Chemical Company.

Trivia

"Tupperware parties," in which Tupper's products are informally sold, were the brainchild of Tupper's one-time Business partner Brownie Wise.

Family Life

He spent his early years in Berlin, New Hampshire, and later lived and worked in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Florida. After divorcing his wife in the late 1950s, he settled in Costa Rica.

Associated With

He and Teflon developer Roy Plunkett are both notable for their revolutionary plastics inventions.

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