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The Ship's Wheel
 
This page attempts to record what is known about the origin and history of the rotationally symmetric fold and cut magical effect known as 'The Ship's Wheel'. Please contact me if you know any of this information is incorrect or if you have any other information that should be added.

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1907

Three versions of the Ship's Wheel appear in issue 1503 of the Boy's Own Paper of 2nd November 1907.

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1920

As far as I know this effect first appears as a magical effect in 'Paper Magic' by Will Blyth, which was first published by C Arthur Pearson in London in 1920.

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1928

The Ship's Wheel appeared as 'The Mariner's Wheel' in an article titled 'Tricks and Twists with Paper', written by Sam Brown, in the February 1928 issue of Popular Mechanics magazine.

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