Wallis Rigby; Paper Model Monarch - Paperback

by Charles M. Province (Author)

"Wallis Rigby; Paper Model Monarch" tells the story of how Mr. Rigby created a small empire in the publishing industry by designing books of Paper Models of airplanes, boats, cars, ships, spaceships, and toys of all kinds. In the 1940s and 1950s the name Wallis Rigby was synonymous with Paper and Card Models; there were two types of paper models back then; Rigby Paper Models and "everyone else." This book brings to life the story of Rigby's acumen, talent, art, design, and model construction using examples of all types of the models for which Mr. Rigby was famous.