| The Public Paperfolding History Project
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| Jeux et Jouets du Jeune Age by Gaston Tissandier | |||||||
| 'Jeux
et Jouets du Jeune Age' by Gaston Tissandier was
published by G Masson in Paris in 1884. Three of the
chapters contain designs of interest to the paperfolding
historian. The complete work can be accessed online here. ********** Analysis Les Cocottes en Papier Paper Chains made from strips curled into bands and locked together using slits
********** The Cocotte / Pajarita
********** The Junk Box
********** La galiote dont les banquettes ont des rebords - The Chinese Junk
********** Les Chateaux de Cartes The Paper Cage
********** The Woven Cross (a cross made by weaving folded strips of paper together)
********** The Witch's Ladder
The Catherine of Cleves Box (used as a cage for an insect).
********** The Playing Card Monk / Capuchin de Carte
********** Fold, Cut and Fold Animals
********** Voiture de blanchisseur / La Voiture de Cartes
The text says, 'nous en ferons des voitures de blanchisseur. Un beau dada rouge sera attelé avec un cheval blanc; une épingle fera les essieux des roues.' In English, 'we'll turn them into laundry carts. A beautiful red hobby horse will be harnessed with a white horse; a pin will make the axles of the wheels.' ********** Le Dessert Le Probleme des Cerises - The Cherry Puzzle
********** The Napkin Mouse
********** Selected Pages
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