walter ruffler chinese dragon

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Walter Ruffler

Rob Ives



 

About Us
Welcome to Paperanimations.com!
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Paper animations are technically automata. Automata are self-operating machines or mecha-nisms that usually do a trick when turned. Paper automata have been around since the 19th century. Then, they were scenarios with movable figures powered by sand, hot air, pressed air, push and pull and crank mechanisms. Paper animations is the term we coined for today’s paper automata as today’s are distinctly different from those of the past.

Making paper animations and static paper models (such as buildings, planes, cars and animals) is a thriving hobby in Europe and Asia. Such paper crafting is just now catching on in the USA. Paper animations enjoys an increasingly wider following among teachers and students who use the models to explore the basics of mechanical movement.
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Tel: 800-718-2414
Email: info@paperanimations.com
Web: www.paperanimations.com