| The Public Paperfolding History Project
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page is being used to collect information about the
history of inflatable designs. 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. In some Japanese sources the Paper Crane is treated as an inflatable design. ********** The Inflatable Frog - c1720 onwards
*********** The Waterbomb - 1863 onwards
********** The Hot Air Balloon - 1863 onwards
********** The Kettle - 1891 onwards
********** The Inflatable Rabbit - 1917
********** There is a design for an inflatable squid in 'Xu Zhe zhi tu shuo' (More Illustrated Paperfolding) by Yongxiang Shi, which was published by the Commercial Press in Shanghai in 1917.
********** c1929 An inflatable design for 'El Dirigible' (The Airship) appears in Booklet 5 of 'Trabajos Manuales Salvatella - Plegado de figuras de papel', which was published by Editorial Miguel A Salvatera in Barcelona in or around 1929.
********** The Mushikago - 1931 onwards
********** The Wild Man from Borneo - 1932 onwards
********** 1956 'Paper Magic' by Robert Harbin, which was published by Oldbourne in London in 1956, contains another Rabbit design developed from a Waterbomb. The text notes,' Unknown origin. Passed to the author by Mr W McComb of Ireland.'
********** 1963 Several inflatable designs, each made from a single square and called just 'Christmas Decorations, appear in the second edition of 'Het Grote Vouwboek' by Aart van Breda, which was published by Uitgeverij van Breda in 1963.
Inflatable Pyramid ***
Inflatable Octahedron ***
Decorative Inflatable Pyramid ********** The Inflatable Goldfish - 1974
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