| The Public Paperfolding History Project
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page is being used to collect information about the
history of the paperfolding design known as Don Simon
which is made by adding arms and a hat to a paper cone.
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. ********** 1875 As far as I know this design first appears in the historical record in two drawings by Apeles Mestre which were published in 'Llibre Vert' in Barcelona in 1875.
********** 1898 Similar figures appear in 'Travaux Recreatifs Pour les Enfants de 4 a 10 Ans' by Marie Koenig, which was published by Librairie Hachette et Cie in Paris in 1898. Here the figures are called 'Mesdames Les Cloches' and are made into bells by the addition of a clapper made from a large bead or button on a thread. The figure also appears as a decoration on a Christmas Tree.
********** 1900 The design appears as 'Bebe Cloche' in 'Mes Jolie Jeux' by Henriette Suzanne Bres, which was published by Librairie Hachette in Paris in 1900.
********** 1923 As 'Un pequeno monigote' in 'Trabajos Manuales y Juegos Infantiles' by Francisco Blanch, which was published by I. G. Seix y Barral Hermanos S.A.- Editores in Barcelona in 1923.
********** c1930 As 'El Cura' in 'Juguetes de Papel', which was published by Editorial Muntanola in Barcelona c1930. This version of the design lacks the flappable arms.
********** 1939 The design is first diagrammed, under the name in 'Don Simon', in 'El Mundo de Papel' by Dr Nemesio Montero, which was published by G Miranda in Edicions Infancia in Valladolid in 1939. In this version the arms flap about when the strip projecting from the base of the cone is raised and lowered.
********** The 'Don Simon' figure also appears: 1940 As 'Muneco' (Doll) in 'El Plegado y Cartonaje en la Escuela Primaria' by Antonio M Luchia and Corina Luciani de Luchia, which was published by Editorial Kapelusz in Buenos Aires in 1940.
********** 1960 As 'The Happy Man' in 'Paper Folding Fun' by Robert Harbin, which was published by Oldbourne in London in 1960.
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