| The Public Paperfolding History Project
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| Air / Breath Driven Rotating Designs | |||||||
| This
page is being used to collect 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
********** 1888 Issue 762 of 'La Nature' of 7th January 1888 contained an article written by Dr Z which explained 'Un curieux tourniquet', a rotating disc of paper driven by the heat of the hands.
*** 1893 Volume 1 of 'The Picture Magazine' for January to June 1893 contained a picture taken from issue 762 of La Nature for 7th January 1888. The original caption was 'Un curieux tourniquet'.
********** 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.
********** The Whirligig - 1949 onwards
********** 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.
********** 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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