Hello,
it's about time to finally included one of the most famous series of French paper figures in this blog! I'm referring to the beautiful figures by H. Bouquet. More precisely, the "Pro Patria" series. This series started in 1915 and continued to be expanded with new sheets even after 1918.
What's special about these figures is that the medium-weight cardstock was printed on both sides. This means that after cutting, the figure had a front and a back! While this wasn't a new invention—J.F. Schreiber had similar figures in his catalogs in the 1880s or 90s—only the H. Bouquet sheets seem to have been produced in truly large quantities.
Today I'm presenting Pro Patria sheet No. 2 with French artillery (circa 1915).
This sheet, however, is not an original but belongs to a series of reprints that were published in several folders in the 1980s.
These artillerymen are 6 cm tall.
Best regards, Andreas
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