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C. Carey Cloud made 12 "Twirlies" for Cracker Jack in 1949.  Eight of them are shown below, Girl & Lambs, Cow & Moon, Dog & Rabbit, Horse & Driver, Seal and Dumbbell, Three Little Pigs, Bull and Fighter, and Horse & Rider.  The four "Twirlies" not shown are Boy & Fish, Fighting Roosters, Cat & Mouse, and Fighting Cats.

C. Carey Cloud briefly mention these toys in his autobiography.

        Some ideas were not new. For instance! Mr. Howey presented me with a cardboard Japanese toy with a picture on both sides, a one inch string extending from each side. Upon twirling it, the viewer saw an action picture. These pieces had to be made one at a time; production costs were prohibitive. I filed the idea in my subconscious mind to solve. I found that struggling with a problem seldom brought results. An answer may come while reading a book! or just relaxing, or fishing.
       I often studied the bible of paper making, The Paper Encyclopedia, which explained the fabrication and uses of more than a thousand different kinds of paper. In reading! I came across jute paper. Ah! Jute is also used to make string. Here was my answer. I designed several different subjects. They were printed on jute paper, one hundred at a time! then die cut with a one-inch strip extending on each side to serve the purpose of a string. Cracker Jack used several million.


C. Carey Cloud later obtained a patent for this toy.


Instructions on front:

Read instructions on reverse side before breaking these corners off
"TWIRLIES"
(Pat-Pend)
Copyright 1949
Cloudcrest Creations
Made in U.S.A.
Instructions on back:

"TWIRLIES"
(1) Break off these four corner pieces
(2) Next - twist both ends into strings
(3) Hold, (see below) then twirl rapidly



C. Carey Cloud Twirlies - Girl and Lamb - front

C. Carey Cloud Twirlies - Girl and Lamb - back

Girl and Lambs
C. Carey Cloud Twirlies - Cow and Moon - front

C. Carey Cloud Twirlies - Cow and Moon - back

Cow and Moon
C. Carey Cloud Twirlies - Dog and Rabbit - front

C. Carey Cloud Twirlies - Dog and Rabbit - back

Dog and Rabbit


C. Carey Cloud Twirlies - Seal and Dumbell - front

C. Carey Cloud Twirlies - Seal and Dumbell - back

Seal and Dumbbell
C. Carey Cloud Twirlies - Three Little Pigs - front

C. Carey Cloud Twirlies - Three Little Pigs - back

Three Little Pigs
C. Carey Cloud Twirlies - Bull and Fighter - front

C. Carey Cloud Twirlies - Bull and Fighter - back

Bull and Fighter


C. Carey Cloud Twirlies - Horse and Driver - front

C. Carey Cloud Twirlies - Horse and Driver - back

Horse and Driver

C. Carey Cloud Twirlies - Horse and Rider - front

C. Carey Cloud Twirlies - Horse and Rider - back

Horse and Rider


Tens years later, he made Polystyrene Acrobatic Twirlers, inspired by his Paper Twirlies.




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