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Paper Bags
 

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1905

Instructions for making a paper bag appear in 'Shukoka Kyoju Saian' by Gentaro Tanahashi and Hideyoshi Okayama, which was published by Hobunkan in Tokyo in 1905.

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1936

'Allerlei Papierarbeiten' by Hilde Wulff and Carola Babick, which was published in Leipzig and Berlin in 1936, contains two designs for paper bags:.

Spike Tute - A Glued Paper Cone

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Vieredige Tute - Four-sided Bag

The text says this is 'a real merchant's bag' finshed by gluing the bottom together.

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