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There are separate pages for The Dog and The Doll, both of which are compound designs which make use of the Jacket and Trousers as elements of their assembly.

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In China (and in publications by Chinese authors)

1914

Diagrams for the 'Trousers' appear in 'Zhe zhi tu shuo' (Illustrated Paperfolding), compiled by Gui Shaolie, which was published by the Commercial Press in Shanghai in Ming guo 3 (1914). The Jacket is illustrated as part of the folding sequence but not mentioned as a design in its own right.

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In Japan (and in publications by Japanese authors)

1878

Both designs appear in 'Yochien Ombutsu No Zu', a publication of kindergarten material issued by the Tokyo Women's Normal School in 1878.

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1884

A drawing of the Trousers, but here called 'momohiki', which are a kind of warm underwear similar to 'long johns' worn under a kimono, and a crease pattern appeared in 'Kindergarten Shoho' (Preliminary Kindergarten) by Iijima Hanjuro, which was copyrighted on October 4th Meiji 17 (1884) and published by Fukuda Senzo in August of Meiji 18 (1885).

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1894

The Trousers appear as 'Momohiki' (a type of leggings worn by workers) in an article in issue 1984 / 21 of the Japanese children's magazine 'Shokokumin'. There is also a drawing of the Jacket but, here, this is not being presented as a design in its own right but simply as an intermediate step.

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1903

A creases pattern and illustration of the Trousers appear in 'Shukouka no Liron Oyobi Jissai' (Handicraft Theory and Practice) by Kuniho Nakamura and Shinpei Ito, which was published by Kofukan in Tokyo in 1903.

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1905

A picture of the design appears, as the Trousers, in 'Shukouka Kyohon : Liron Jishuu Souga Setsumei' by Kikujiro Kiuchi, Rokushiro Uehara and Hideyoshi Okayama, which was published by Shigebei Takase in Chiba in 1905.

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1908

Diagrams that show how to convert the Yakko-san into the Trousers appear in 'Origami zusetsu' (Illustrated Origami) by Sano Shozo, which was published in Tokyo in 1908.

The Trousers are then converted in the Jacket (called the Goblin Lantern here).

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1912

A drawing of both the Jacket and the Trousers appears in a monozukushi-e print, by an unknown artist, but said to be from the Meiji era. I have temporarily assigned it the date of 1912, the last year of that era, pending the discovery of more accurate information.

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1927

Both designs appear in 'Lustiges Papierfaltbüchlein' by Johanna Huber, which was published by Otto Maier in Ravensburg, Germany, probably in 1927.

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There is an illustration in a 1927 issue of the children's magazine 'Kodomo No Kuni' (The Land of Children) which may be intended to be a representation of the Trousers.

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1931

The revised 3rd edition of 'Lustiges Papierfaltbüchlein' by Johanna Huber, which was published by Otto Maier in Ravensburg, Germany in 1931, contains figures for a mother and father which are developed from the Trousers. Other simple folded elements are glued on to create the detail of the figures.

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1935

'Origami Moyo, Book One', by Kawarazaki Kodo, which was published by Unsodo in Japan in 1935, contains a print showing thge Trousers.

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1944

As 'Momohiki' n 'Origami Shuko' by Isao Honda, which was published in 1944.

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In Europe and the Americas

1859

The Jacket (La veste du mineur) and the Trousers (Le pantalon) both appear 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.

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1863

The earliest known illustrations of the Jacket, as 'Het visschersbuis' (the fisherman's top), and the Trousers, as 'De visschersbroek' (the fisherman's pants), are found in 'De Kleine Papierwerkers 1: Wat men van een stukje papier al maken kan: Het vouwen' (The Small Paperwork 1: What one can make from a piece of paper: Folding) by Elise Van Calcar, which was published by K H Schadd in Amsterdam in 1863.

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1869

A design called 'Die Beinkleider' (the trousers), which is not illustrated, but which from the context is most probably the Trousers, 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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'Paradise of Childhood' by Edward Wiebe, which was published by Milton, Bradley and Company in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1869, and is effectively a translation of Goldammer's 'Der Kindergarten', similarly includes 'pantaloons' in its list of Forms of Life.

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1873

Both designs in 'Die Praxis Des Kindergartens' by August Koehler, which was published by Herman Bohlau in Weimar in 1873, as 'Kinderjade' and 'Kinderhose'.

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1874

Both the Jacket and the Trousers are pictured in the revised version of 'Der Kindergarten' by Hermann Goldammer which was published by Carl Babel in Berlin in 1874.

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1876

The Jacket and Trousers also appear in 'Des Kindes Erste Beschaftigungsbuch' by E Barth and W Niederley, which was first published in Bielefeld and Leipzig, and the foreword of which is dated October 1876.

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1877

Both designs also appears, as 'The Jacket with Sleeves and the Children's Trousers', in 'Kindergarten Practice' by Mary Gurney, which is a substantially abridged version, in two parts, of 'Die Praxis Des Kindergartens' by Auguste Koehler. The second part, 'Froebel's Plane Surfaces', contains sections dealing with paper folding, cutting and weaving. The date of the first edition is not known. The second edition was published in 1877 in London by A N Myers and Co.

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1880

The Jacket (without the Trousers) appears in 'The Kindergarten Principle' by Mary J Lyschinska was published in London in 1880 by Wm Isbister Ltd.

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1882

Both designs appear 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, as 'The Vest' or 'The Jacket' and 'The Pair of Pants'.

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1883

As 'Eine Jade' and 'Eine Hose' in 'Der Kindergarten' by A S Fischer, which was published by Alfred Holder in Wien in 1883.

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1887

Both designs appear, as ' Knabenjade' (boy's jacket) and 'Knabenhose' (boy's pants) in part 2 'Die Praxis' of 'Theoretisches und praktisches Handbuch der Fröbelschen Erziehungslehre' by Bertha von Marentholtz-Bülow, which was published by George H Wigand in Kassel in 1887.

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1890

Diagrams for 'Une culotte' appear in 'Les travaux manuels a l'ecole primaire a l'usage des ecoles de garcons' by Dauzat and Deramond, which was published by Alcide, Picard et Kaan in Paris in 1890.

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1890

Both designs appear as 'Veste' and 'Pantalon' respectively in 'Le travail manuel a l'ecole et dans la famille' by MM, Bertrand, Toussaint and Gombert, which was published by Loucene, Oudin et ces Editeurs in Paris in 1890.

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1891

The same designs that appeared in 'Des Kindes Erste Beschaftigungsbuch' also appear in 'Pleasant Work for Busy Fingers' by Maggie Browne, which was published by Cassell and Company in London in 1891, which is an English adaptation and extension of the earlier work.

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1893

'Practical Suggestions for Kindergartners, Primary Teachers and Mothers' by Jeannette R Gregory, which was published by C B Woodward and Co in St Louis in 1893, contains illustration of both the Jacket (as the Waist) and the Trousers.

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1895

As 'The Jacket' and 'The Trousers' 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 'Jacke' (jacket) and 'Hose' (trousers) in Part 2 'Das Flechten' of 'Die Frobelschen Beschaftigungen' by Marie Muller-Wunderlich, which was published by Friedrich Brandstetter in Leipzig in 1910.

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As 'A Jacket' in 'Handicraft in the School', which was issued in four volumes by Gresham Publishing in London in 1910.

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1923

In 'More Paper Magic' by Will Blyth, which was published by C Arthur Pearson in London in 1923.

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1924

In 'Joujoux En Papier' by Tom Tit, which was published in Paris by Paul Lechevalier in 1924, as 'Des Bonhommes'.

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1928

In 'Fun with Paperfolding' by William D Murray and Francis J Rigney, which was published by the Fleming H Revell Company, New York in 1928.

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1936

In 'Paper Toy Making' by Margaret Campbell, which was first published by Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons Ltd in London, probably in 1937, although both the Foreword and Preface are dated 1936, which argues that the book was complete at that date.

The same book also contains 'The Rider', a development of the Jacket.

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1939

As 'Blusa' and 'Pantalon' in 'Trabajo Manual Educativo' by Araminta V Aramburu, which was published by F Crespillo in Buenos Aires in 1939.

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1956

In 'Paper Magic' by Robert Harbin, which was published by Oldbourne in London in 1956

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