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The Additional Occupation of Folding Borders and Corners from Strips
 
This page is being used to collect information about the Additional Occupation of Folding Borders and Corners from Strips. 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.

Note that I consider this to be an additional (rather than an original) occupation since there is no evidence to link it directly to Froebel.

This page has been created at a late stage and therefore early information may be missing.

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1873

As far as I know this technique first occurs as an occupation in 'Exercices et Travaux pour les Enfants Selon la Méthode et les Procédés de Pestalozzi et de Froebel' by Fanny and Charles Delon, which was published by Librairie Hachette in Paris in 1873.

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Border and corner designs also appear:

1890

In 'Exercises Methodiques de Travaux Manuels' by Jean Boogaerts, which was published in Belgium and France in 1890.

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1900

In 'Construction Work in Cardboard and Paper' by Robert M Smith, which was published by A Flanagan Co in Chicago in 1900.

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1910

In Part 2 'Das Flechten' of 'Die Frobelschen Beschaftigungen' by Marie Muller-Wunderlich, which was published by Friedrich Brandstetter in Leipzig in 1910, contains some illustrations of folded 'Bänder' (bands).

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1939

In 'Plegado' by Rufino Yapur, which was published by Editores Independencia in Buenos Aires in 1939.

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1951

In Plegado laminas published by Della Penna, April 1951.

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