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- ↑ Tisinger, Jo. "The Moving Picture Book Company and The Pictorial Color Book Company". Vintage Pop-Up Books. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ↑ Gielen, Theo (May 2011). "Löwensohn of Fürth: The Movable Book and Toy Publisher from Germany". Movable Stationery.