| The Public Paperfolding History Project
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| Spiel und Arbeit by Hugo Elm, 1874 | |||||||
| 'Spiel
und Arbeit' by Hugo Elm was published by Verlag und Drud
der Otto Spamer in Leipzig in 1874. It had 178 pages of
text plus appendix, with 580 text illustrations, 83
coloured plates and a title picture. The information on this page is taken from a 'widely revised and improved edition' which is undated but probably from 1885. A full copy of this edition can be accessed online here and another which lacks some tables here. The latter is dated 1885 in pencil on the title page. This edition has 172 pages plus four pages of adverts. It has 81 plates at the back. I have not seen a copy of the first edition of the work and so do not know if there are any differences between the two editions relating to the paperfolding material, but given the similarity in size this seems unlikely. The plates were originally loose and held in a pocket at the back of the book. The illustration on page 133 is reproduced from page 283 of 'Spielbuch fur Knaben' by Hermann Wagner (but omitting the Hexagonal Packet) which had previously been published by the same publisher as this book in 1864.
********** Analysis Folds of Life Some of these Folds of Life are mentioned in the text. Others only appear in illustrations.
********** Ein Wurfpfeil (A Dart) - The Paper Dart
********** Ein Schiff - The Paper Boat
********** Ein Blasbag - The Bellows
********** The Chinese Junk Illustrated but not otherwise mentioned
********** The Newspaper Hat Mentioned as Ein Generalshut (A General's Hat)
********** Schonheitsformen - Folds of Beauty The text says 'All of these folded shapes found must be glued into a collection book'.
********** Napkin / Serviette Folding
********** Verschnuren
********** Ausschneiden und Aufkleben
********** The Froebel Star The text says, 'This also includes a very favourite activity which occurs in Thuringia under the name 'star-making'. The 'stars' obtained in this way are used as ornaments for the Christmas tree and used to decorate it.'
********** Verschiedene Paparbeiten - Cardboard Modelling Including How to Climb Through a Playing Card
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********** Das Flecten - Free Weaving The Woven Cross
********* Fold , Cut and Fold Chevron Designs Chevron Trelisses
********** The Chevron Basket
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********** Figurenratfel (Figure Puzzles) The Crucifixion of Christ - The Fold and One Cut Latin Cross The text says, roughly, 'The crucifixion of Christ, or rather the objects used in his crucifixion, can be made from a single sheet of paper: the main cross, the two secondary crosses, the plaque for the inscription, the two pedestals, the lots, and the spear.'
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