Exhibition

Mechanical Toy Books and Cards

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 In the 19th century the work of the Bavarian designer Lothar Meggendorfer was pioneering for the development of mechanical toy books.  Modern pop-up-books are popular especially in the USA. They are often made in Columbia and in Far East.

Flatmechanics and pop-up-cards are suitable to work with at school. Pupils can colour the construction sheets, cut them out and glue them together in a short time. Some mechanisms are so simple that children can take them to realize their own designs.



Pop-ups for self making











L. Meggendorfer:  The Doll's House





Xenos Verlag: Wild Animals




W. Ruffler: Pop-ups with V-fold-mechanism





Montague-Smith: The Royal Family Pop-up