A Tour Through Their History: French Movables

During the nineteenth century, the French took an early interest in paper dolls and went on to produce fine paper toys, including movables. The publisher A. Capendu of Paris released several movables under the series Libraire enfantine illustrée. Some were “pull-out” books, in the style of McLoughlin’s Little Showman’s Series. However, the series also included “pull-the-tab” movables, similar to those of Meggendorfer. Le Chaperon Rouge, or Little Red Riding Hood, is an example of a tab operated movable from the series.

Cover of a book with an illustration of Little Red Riding Hood, holding a basket in front of her with a brown wolf in front of her. They stand in the middle of the woods. The illustration is framed by a thick golden design, on a gray cover.

A book with a movable illustration on the right page that is pulled by a tab at the bottom. The illustration is of Little Red Riding Hood arching away from the brown wolf standing in front of her in her grandma's bonnet. The page on the left contains the story with a small sketch of a wolf at the top left corner, and another sketch on the bottom right.

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Nineteenth Century
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Blue Ribbon Publishing
Dean and Son
French Movables
S. Louis Giraud
Voitech Kubasta
McLoughlin Brothers
Lothar Meggendorfer
Ernest Nister
S. and J. Fuller
1965 to Present
Raphael Tuck and Sons
Julian Wehr
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