David Mitchell's Origami Heaven - History - Paper and Scissors in the Schoolroom by Emily Weaver, 1893

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Paper and Scissors in the Schoolroom by Emily A Weaver, 1893

'Paper and Scissors in the Schoolroom' by Emily Weaver was published by Milton Bradley Company in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1893. There are chapters on: 1. Paper Folding (see Analysis below) 2. Untitled (but about how to fold simple geometrical shapes then arrange them to create colourful patterns.) 3. Untitled (but initially about how to construct polygons and cut them into symmetrical designs, then giving instructions for a miscellany of fold and cut / cut and fold and cradboard modelling designs.) A full copy of the work can be accessed here. ******** ****** Analysis Chapter 1 - Folds of Life Simple Folds of Life ****** Barn - variant of The House ****** House - variant of The House ****** Shelf ****** Bench - ? ****** Chair - ? ****** Tablecloth ****** Cake Basket ****** Windmill - The Windmill ****** Cardcase - The Vase ****** Saiboat - The Boat with Sail ****** Double Boat - The Double Boat ****** Boat with Two Sails - The Ship ****** Sailboat with Cabin ****** Cup and Saucer - The Cup and Saucer ****** Crown - The King's Crown ****** Boy's Hat ****** General's Hat - The Soldier's Cap ****** Workbasket ****** Chapter 1 - Folds of Beauty ****** Chapter 3 - Fold and Cut Designs These designs are folded from various geometric shapes, including: ****** How to Construct the Equilateral Triangle by Folding Paper ****** How to Construct the Regular Pentagon by Folding Paper ****** The Fold and One Cut Hexagon ****** The Fold and One Cut Heptagon ****** How to Construct the Regular Octagon by Folding Paper ****** The Fold and One Cut Octagon ****** A box in the form of a square plinth - The Catherine of Cleves Box ********