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The Newspaper Tent (Cut)
 
This page is being used to collect information about the history of the cut paperfolding design I call The Newspaper Tent which is developed from the Newspaper Hat. 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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1904

A tent developed from the Newspaper Hat appears as 'Pyramidenzelt' in 'Handbüchlein der Papierfaltekunst' (Handbook of Paperfolding Art) by J Sperl, which was first published by by H Hartleben's Verlag in Wien and Leipzig in 1904.

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The design also appears:

1927

As 'Zelt' in 'Lustiges Papierfaltbüchlein' by Johanna Huber, which was published by Otto Maier in Ravensburg, Germany, probably in 1927.

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1936

In 'Faltarbeiten aus Papier 1' (Paperfolding Work) by Georg Netzband, which was published by W Kohlhammer Verlag in Stuttgart and Berlin in 1936 as a handbook to accompany educational film F57.

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