SO-CALLED "TRICK FAN" OR "BREAK AWAY". THE LEAF IS MADE OF THIN COLORED SILK STRIPES AND THE STICKS ARE OF WOOD WITH GILT DECORATIONS. OPENING IT TOWARDS LEFT IT FALLS APART INTO NINE SECTIONS. IF WE OPEN IT TOWARDS RIGHT IT APPEARS PERFECTLY NORMAL. THIS TYPE OF FAN WAS PATENTED IN FRANCE IN 1879 AND IN USA IN 1902 BY CHARLES PIERCE. HOWEVER, IN A MAY 1866 ISSUE OF "GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK AND MAGAZINE" THERE ARE ILLUSTRATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE THIS "FANCY RIBBON FAN". 1880 CA. XCM. 35,5. MAX SPREAD CM. 66. STICKS 16 + 2.