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The Large Box
 
This page is being used to collect infoprmation about the history of the paperfolding design known as the Large Box, which can be squashed to produce the Frame. 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.

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1859

A design called 'La grande boite' appears in a list of designs in the 'Manuel Pratique de Jardins D'Enfants de Friedrich Froebel, which was compiled by J F Jacobs and published in Brussells and Paris in 1859. From its position in the list this is almost certainly the Large Box.

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1869

A design called 'Einen Grossen Kasten', which is not illustrated, but which from the context is most probably the Large Box, appears in a list of designs in 'Der Kindergarten' by Hermann Goldammer, which was published by Habel in Berlin in 1869.

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1880

As far as I know the earliest illustration of this design appears in 'The Kindergarten Principle' by Mary J Lyschinska, which was published in London in 1880 by Wm Isbister Ltd, where it is called 'The Large Box'

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1882

This design appears as 'The Large, Square Box' in part two of 'The Kindergarten Guide' by Maria Kraus Boelte and John Kraus, which was probably first published in 1882 by E. Steiger and Company in New York.

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1895

As 'Box' in 'Course of Paperfolding' by Eleonore Heerwart, which was published by Charles and Dible in London and Glasgow in 1895.

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1910

As 'Kasten' (Box) in 'Allerlei Papierarbeiten' by Hildergard Gierke and Alice Kuczynski, which was published by Drud und Verlag B G Teubner in Leipzig and Berlin in 1910. This version of the design lacks the final locking folds.

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