| The Public Paperfolding History Project
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| The Ship's Wheel | |||||||
| This
page attempts to record what is known about the origin
and history of the rotationally symmetric fold and cut
effect known as 'The Ship's Wheel' (which is a version of
The Paper Doily). Please contact me if you know any of
this information is incorrect or if you have any other
information that should be added. ********** 1907 As far as I know this effect first appears as 'the mariner's wheel' in an article by Morley Adams in 'The Boy's Own Paper' of 2nd November 1907. The article goes on to explain how to make several increasingly complex versions similar to Paper Doilies.
********** 1920 As far as I know this effect first appears as a magical effect in 'Paper Magic' by Will Blyth, which was first published by C Arthur Pearson in London in 1920.
********** 1928 The Ship's Wheel appeared as 'The Mariner's Wheel' in an article titled 'Tricks and Twists with Paper', written by Sam Brown, in the February 1928 issue of Popular Mechanics magazine.
********** 1963 '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, contains two patterns for Ship's Wheels. Port Your Helm
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