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page is being used to collect information about the
history of Paper Chains. 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. ********** 1882 As far as I know the first appearance of Paper Chains in the historical record is in Part Two of 'The Kindergarten Guide' by Maria Kraus Boelte and John Kraus, which was probably first published by E. Steiger and Company in New York in 1882.
********** 1884 Paper Chains made from strips curled into bands and locked together using slits appear in 'Jeux et Jouets du Jeune Age' by Gaston Tissandier was published by G Masson in Paris in 1884
********** 1889 Paper chains made without glue by linking tabs into slits appear in 'Jeux et Travaux Enfantins - Première partie: Le Monde en Papier' by Marie Koenig and Albert Durand, which was published by Librairie Classique A. Jeande in Paris in 1889.
********** 1894 Two ways of making paper chains without glue are described in 'Jeux et Occupations Pour les Petits: Guide des Mères et des Institutrices' by Henriette Suzanne Brés, which was published by Librairie Classique Fernand Nathan in Paris in 1894.
********** 1923 A way of making paper chains, using glue, is described in 'More Paper Magic' by Will Blyth, which was published by C Arthur Pearson in London in 1923. Plain Chain (Paper Chain)
*********** 1938 The design is illustrated in 'Spielzeug - Eine bunte Fibel' by Hans-Friedrich Geist and Alfred Mahlau, which was published by L Staadman Verlag in Leipzig in 1938.
********** 1963 As 'Paper Chains' in 'Fell's Guide to Papercraft: Tricks, Games and Puzzles' by Walter B Gibson, which was published by Frederick Fell Inc in New York and George McLeod Ltd in Toronto in 1963.
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