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Created 30/3/2026. Last updated 30/3/2026

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Between 1900 and 1905 two series of Chromos, each of 84, featuring effects by Tom Tit previously published in 'La Science Amusante' were issued by Editeur Minot. Some of these Chromos feature effects that make use of paperfolding, to a lesser or greater extent.

Information taken from 'Le Chardon Magique' for Juin 2015 (CM_161_Juin_2015.pdf). My thanks to Michel Grand for providing this reference and the images below.

Chromos were generally overprinted with the name of the company who were using them as promotional items.

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Analysis

Personnages en papier decoupe - The Sister of Charity

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Tracer un ovale avec un compas - How To Trace an Oval with a Pair of Compasses

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L'etoile du soir - The See-Through Pentagram

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L'etoile a 5 pointes - The Fold and One Cut Pentagram

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L'hexagone construit d'un coup de poing - How to Flatten a Mobius Band into a Regular Hexagon with a 'Coup de Poing'

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Les liquides superimposes - How to Create a Stack of Liquids using Paper Cones

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Un petit trou por une grande piece - How to Pass a Big Coin Through a Small Hole

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Le dessin lineaire sans instruments - How to Construct Accurate Right Angles by Folding Paper

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L'enveloppe maximum - How to Make the Largest Possible Envelope from a Given Rectangle

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L'echelle en papier en trois coups de ciseaux - The Newspaper Ladder

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Appendix

In 'La Science Amusante' the following two effects included an element of paperfolding, but this has been omitted when the illustrations for the Chromos were drawn.

Le Javelot Magique

The original illustration included a dart with paper flights, which is omitted here.

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Le Pantin dans la Glace

In the original illustration the boy was wearing a Newspaper Hat

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