| The Public Paperfolding History Project
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| The Whirligig | |||||||
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page is being used to collect information about the
history of the design I call the Whirligig, which is made
using cuts to create rotor blades. 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. There is a separate page for the Propellor / Helice, which works in a similar way, but which is created by twisting a strip of paper. ********** 1949 A simple version of The Whirligig, called 'L'Autogyre', appears in 'Au Pays des Mains Agiles', which was published by Editions Fleurus in Paris in 1949.
********** 1960 A more sophisticated version of the design appears as 'The Helicopter' in 'Paper Folding Fun' by Robert Harbin, which was published by Oldbourne in London in 1960.
********** 1963 The same design appears as 'Whirlybird' in 'Folding Paper Toys' by Shari Lewis and Lillian Oppenheimer, which was first published by Stein and Day, Inc in the USA in 1963.
********** The design also appears in an article in the issue of The Australian Women's Weekly for 5th May 1963, whoch was extracted from 'Folding Paper Toys'.
********** A similar design appears 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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