| The Public Paperfolding History Project
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page is being used to collect information about the
history of folded paper octopii. Please contact me if you
know any of this information is incorrect or if you have
any other information that should be added. Thank you. ********** 1845 There is a design for an Octopus made from an eight-pointed star in the Kan No Mado, which is usually dated to 1845.
********** 1931 A design for a paper octopus made from a frog base using cuts to separate the legs appears in 'Origami (Part 1)' by Isao Honda, which was first published in Japan in 1931.
********** 1960 The same design appears as 'An Octopus' in 'All About Origami' by Isao Honda, which was published by Toto Bunka Company, Limited in Tokyo in 1960.
********** 1964 The same design appears in 'Secrets of Origami', by Robert Harbin, which was published by Oldbourne Book Company in London in 1964.
********** 1968 And in 'Your Book of Paperfolding' by Vanessa and Eric de Maré, which was published by Faber and Faber in London in 1968, where it was is to be a traditional Japanese design.
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