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The Sulphur Box
 
This page attempts to record what is known about the origin and history of the paperfolding design I call The Sulphur Box. 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.

It is not clear to me how The Sulphur Box is folded.

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1863

A design called 'Het swavelbakje' (the sulphur box) is illustrated in 'De Kleine Papierwerkers 1: Wat men van een stukje papier al maken kan: Het vouwen' (The Small Paperwork 1: What one can make from a piece of paper: Folding) by Elise Van Calcar, which was published by K H Schadd in Amsterdam in 1863.

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1875

The same design appears as 'Het zwavelbakje' (the sulphur box) in 'Froebels Methode' by Elise Van Calcar, which was published in 1875.

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