| The Public Paperfolding History Project
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| Air / Breath Driven Rotating Designs | |||||||
| This
page is being used to colect information about the
history of folded paper designs that rotate as a result
of the action of air moving past or through them. Please
contact me if you know any of this information is
incorrect or if you have any other information that
should be added. Thank you. ********** The Spiral Snake - 1759 onwards
********** The Cut and Fold Windmill - 1863 onwards
********** The Propellor / Helice - 1893 onwards
********** The Flying Cone - 1907 onwards
*********** 1936 A 'Spinner Dart' appears in 'More Things Any Boy Can Make' by Joseph Leeming, which was published by D Appleton-Century Company in New York and London in 1936.
********** 1939 A desgn for 'El molino misterioso' (The Mysterious Windmill) appears in 'El Mundo de Papel' by Dr Nemesio Montero, which was published by G Miranda in Edicions Infancia in Valladolid in 1939.
********** 1949 A design called 'L'Autogyre' appears in 'Au Pays des Mains Agiles', which was published by Editions Fleurus in Paris in 1949.
********** The Whizzer - 1951 onwards
********** 1951 A design called 'El Autogiro' appears in the extended version of 'El Mundo de Papel' by Dr Nemesio Montero, which was published by G Miranda in Edicions Infancia in Valladolid in 1951
********** 1956 Harbin's 'Merry - Go - Round' appears in 'Paper Magic' by Robert Harbin, which was published by Oldbourne in London in 1956. The text says, 'Origin: Japanese', although this appears to be the same design which had appeared as Ornament No 4 in 'At Home Tonight' by Herbert McKay, which was published by Oxford University Press in London, New York and Toronto in 1940.
********** 1960 Another version of the Propellor appears as 'The Helicopter' in 'Paper Folding Fun' by Robert Harbin, which was published by Oldbourne in London in 1960.
********** 1963 The same design appears as 'Whirlybird' in 'Folding Paper Toys' by Shari Lewis and Lillian Oppenheimer, which was first published by Stein and Day, Inc in the USA in 1963.
********** 1963 A hot air driven adaptation of the Windmill appears in the second edition of 'Het Grote Vouwboek' by Aart van Breda, which was published by Uitgeverij van Breda in 1963.
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