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Position:Home>History> Napkin history?Question:does somedoby know the history of the napkins? who invented them.. or when? im doing a presentation on folding napkins, and I need background information about it.. thanks Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: does somedoby know the history of the napkins? who invented them.. or when? im doing a presentation on folding napkins, and I need background information about it.. thanks The first napkin was a lump of dough the Spartans called 'apomagdalie', a mixture cut into small pieces and rolled and kneeded at the table, a custom that led to using sliced bread to wipe the hands. http://www.foodreference.com/html/art-hi... I had to look this one up....I admit, I didn't know a thing about the history of napkins....I'm glad I found this! Thanks for asking a question that was so much fun to discover an answer to! i invented napkins Leonardo da Vinci invented napkins and fancy ways to fold them. Yahoo Search "Napkins a Brief History" . Great article! |