When it comes to leftovers, these days, any plastic — or glass — container will do. But for decades, that plastic storage container was Tupperware, created by Earl Tupper right here in Massachusetts.

To demonstrate Tupperware's patented seal, Brownie Wise tosses a bowl filled with water at a party. Archives Center at the National Museum of American History Today, Earl Tupper and Brownie Wise are ...

The company is named after chemist Earl Tupper, who invented the plastic containers from waste polyethylene slag generated from the oil refining process at DuPont’s factory. Mass-produced in myriad ...