David Mitchell's Origami Heaven - History - Paper and Scissors in the Schoolroom by Emily Weaver, 1893

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Paper and Scissors in the Schoolroom by Emily A Weaver, 1893

'Paper and Scissors in the Schoolroom' by Emily Weaver was published by Milton Bradley Company in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1893. There are sections / chapters on Paperfolding, Combinations, Fold and Cut Designs, and Cardboard Modelling. The Paperfolding section includes Folds of Life and Folds of Beauty. The Fold and Cut Designs section includes Fold and Cut Polygons, Decorative Fold and Cut Designs and Fold, Slit and Fold Boxes. A full copy of the work can be accessed here. ******** ****** ****** Analysis Folds of Life Simple Folds of Life ****** Barn - variant of The House ****** House - variant of The House ****** Shelf ****** Bench - The Sofa ****** Chair - ? ****** Tablecloth - The Tablecloth ****** Cake Basket ****** Windmill - The Windmill ****** Cardcase - The Vase ****** Saiboat - The Boat with Sail ****** Double Boat - The Double Boat ****** Boat with Two Sails - The Ship ****** Sailboat with Cabin - The Ship ****** Cup and Saucer - The Cup and Saucer ****** Crown - The King's Crown ****** Boy's Hat - The Queen's Crown ****** General's Hat - The Soldier's Cap ****** Workbasket - The Salt Cellar ****** Folds of Beauty ****** Combinations ****** Fold and Cut Polygons How to Construct the Equilateral Triangle by Folding Paper ****** How to Construct the Regular Pentagon by Folding Paper ****** The Fold and One Cut Hexagon ****** The Fold and One Cut Heptagon ****** How to Construct the Regular Octagon by Folding Paper ****** The Fold and One Cut Octagon ****** Decorative Fold and Cut Designs Many of these polygons, as well as zigzag folds, are used as the basis of decoreative fold and cut designs. ****** Fold, Slit and Fold Boxes ****** Cardboard Modelling ****** A box in the form of a square plinth - The Catherine of Cleves Box ********