Hundreds of important people treasure bills folded by the 60 year old Baltimore citizen.

President Johnson has an " LBJ" and former President Truman an

"HST". The late President Kennedy thought so much of his "JFK" that he sent a check for $10 to the Cancer Society.

During the interview with the Sun reporter, Mr. Frenkil divulged a few of the secrets of his trade, but nothing that would enable any one else to figure it out.

He uses nothing but crisp, new bills, and a girl in his office has the task of keeping fifty new ones in his desk at all times.

She pre-folds some, eliminating the

routine,

but very important initial step in the process.

With the money in his

desk, Mr. Victor is ready to practice his art whenever he wishes. He never cuts or tears one, but occasionally he moistens a bill for an especially difficult combination.

People are always curious as to whether he makes objects out of high value bills.

As the contractor who helped build the Bay Bridge, Mr. Frenkil finds it easy to think in large denominations, but restricts his folding pretty much to dollar bills.

He has been requested to fold $100 bills, usually for a gift. People also wonder if the bill can be unfolded and then refolded.

Mr. Frenkil

says he usually gets

a letter from people who try, asking for a duplicate. Sometimes they ask him to teach them how.

A few have learned to some degree, but Mr. Frenkil re-

mains the unchallenged master.

The secret of success lies in making each crease

sharp and as near perfect as possible, also visualizing all steps in advance.

With the fine co-operation of Mr. King and Mr. Frenkil, we were furnished with samples of the folded letters and words, and their blessing. Photographs alone would not be enough for the paper folder's instruction, so detailed line drawings were indicated.

We were extremely fortunate in having the famous team of paper folders and authors of books on the subject close at hand: Jean and Sam Randlett.

They took

all the folded material away and set to work to learn how to make each initial and word themselves.

It was only by doing this that they could hope to make the

necessary illustrations for others to follow.

Months of work went into the preparation, and then the drawings, for each ini-tial.

Jean Randlett, mother of four small children, one of them newly born, is an accomplished artist and it is her pen work you see all thru this book. Sam, world acclaimed Origami expert, acted as supervisor, editor, layout man, etc. etc. It is one of the wonders of the Randlett household (which is not large) that so much of such delicate work can be accomplished in the midst of such a whirl of youthful activity.

The material is now set forth in detail, and we expect paper folders all over the world to add this exciting new angle to their repertoire.

The value to banking in-

stitutions who have Money Gift Shops is beyond estimate. A gift that encompas - ses the recipient's own initials or name, worked out in money, is one they'il keep forever.

As in Volume One, any nimble fingered girl in a bank can, with

application, learn to make these initials.

Turn to the end of this book for further

information of interest to banking organizations.

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