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| The Wild Man From Borneo / Le Diablotin / El Gatito / Cat's Head | |||||||
| This
page attempts to record what is known about the origin
and history of the inflatable design known variously as
The Wild Man From Borneo / Le Diablotin / El Gatito /
Cat's Head etc. 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. ********** 1932 As far as I know this design first appears, as the Wild Man from Borneo, in 'Winter Nights Entertainments' by R M Abraham, which was first published by Constable and Constable in London in 1932.
********** The same design appears: 1940 As 'Gatito' in 'El Plegado y Cartonaje en la Escuela Primaria' by Antonio M Luchia and Corina Luciani de Luchia, which was published by Editorial Kapelusz in Buenos Aires in 1940.
********** 1949 As 'Le Diablotin' in 'Au Pays des Mains Agiles', which was published by Editions Fleurus in Paris in 1949.
********** 1955 In the 1955 Rupert Annual under the title 'How To Make A Paper Cat's Head'
********** 1956 As 'The Horned Demon' in 'Paper Magic' by Robert Harbin, which was published by Oldbourne in London in 1956. The text says, 'Part Japanese, Part Western'.
********** 1963 As 'Cat's Head' in the second edition of 'Het Grote Vouwboek' by Aart van Breda, which was published by Uitgeverij van Breda in 1963.
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