Tupperware mold number

[qc01654]

Does anyone know what the dash number means on a tupperware part. Color??

[janetpjohn_la]

It could mean the item had multiple parts. What's the number?
Janet

[qc01654]

841-8 and 841- 17  (lids)

[janetpjohn_la]

I downloaded a parts catalog a few years ago, and it only lists 841 as a 6" Instant Bowl Seal Nat. to fit a Servalier Bowl. Your idea about colors makes as much sense as anything.
Janet

[qc01654]

The thing is they are both the same color?

[janetpjohn_la]

Well, you did say "Color??" in your original question, so I supposed they were not the same.
Janet

[sixfranshoo]

The first three numbers are the item number which includes the color. The numbers after the dash is the mold number it was formed in. 

[samcorcione]

PAST THE DASH: MOLD NUMBERS
The number past the dash of a mold number, is a position number on the mold.. for example 109-7 is for a Bell Tumbler, but they dont make one at a time, so the number past the dash is the position number on the mold. They probably mold 12 Bell Tumblers on one pressing, so the are numbered 109-1 to 109-12.. this becomes important to Tupperware if there is a rash of Bell Tumblers returned for a flaw, they can go to that position of the mold, and make tests and repairs as necessary. And with Tupperware's quality control, that usually happens before the product gets to you!

SAM CORCIONE- UNOFFICIAL TUPPERWARE HISTORIAN