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.