The Public Paperfolding History Project

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Occupational Therapy: A Manual for Nurses by William Rush Dunton, 1915
 
'Occupational Therapy: A Manual for Nurses' by William Rush Dunton was published by the W B Saunders Company in Philadelphia and London in 1915. It contains a chapter on Paper Work which includes sections on 'Paper Folding' and 'Folding and Cutting'. There are no illustrations, just verbal descriptions.

A full copy of the Paper Work chapter can be found at the foot of this page. A full copy of the work is available here.

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Analysis

Simple Froebelian Forms of Life

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The Cup - The Paper Cup

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An Envelope

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A Fish's Mouth

My attempted reconstruction of this otherwise unknown design is shown in the photographs below.

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Chicken and Sailboat - Cocotte / Pajarita and Boat with Sail

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Five Pointed Star - The Fold and Cut Pentagram

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The Work

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