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Introduction

Jack J Skillman was born in 1915

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Chronology

1959

According to the exhibition catalogue, Skillman contributed a number of designs to the 'Plane Geometry and Fancy Figures' exhibition held at the Cooper Union Museum in New York in the Summer of 1959:

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1961

Jack J Skillman is featured in an article published in the Chicago Daily Tribune of 25th June 1961 where he is described as a senior clerk with the board of health.

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'The Origamian' Vol 2: Issue 2 of Autumn 1961 contains an exposition by Florence Temko of some of Jack Skillman's ideas about the categorisation / classification of paperfolds.

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1962

'The Origamiian' Vol 2: Issue 4 of Autumn 1962 contained a profile of Skillman written by Lillian Oppenheimer which, inter alia, mentions Skillman's 'Parallelopiped' and 'Jackstone'.

And diagrams for two of his designs:

Ani-Mule (2-part compound design)

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Flapping Goose

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1963

'The Best of Origami' by Samuel Randlett, which was published by E P Dutton in New York in 1963 and by Faber and Faber Ltd in London in 1964, contained the following biographical details:

And diagrams for two of Skillman's original designs:

Japanese Lantern

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Butterfly

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1964

'Secrets of Origami', by Robert Harbin, which was published by Oldbourne Book Company in London in 1964, contained diagrams for a number of Skillman's designs:

Couch

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Double Boat

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Armchair

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Salt Cellar Table (also attributed to Uchiyama)

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1965

Vol 5: Issue 1 of 'The Origamian' for Spring 1965 included photo diagrams for Skillman's Jackstone design.

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Vol 5: Issue 2 of 'The Origamian' for Summer 1965 contains a profile of Philip Shen, written by Alice Gray, which states that he was stimulated and encouraged by Skillman:

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The same issue included an article by Fred Rohm, 'On Bases', which also contains references to Skillman:

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1969

Skillman's 'Embroidered Ball' , a 2-part modular design, appeared in Issue 4 of the Flapping Bird. (This ball will collapse flat in two directions, but this property does not appear to have been known to its inventor.)

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