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Last updated 17/7/2023

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Folded Paper Snails
 
This page attempts to record what is known about the origin and history of paper snails. 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.

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1845

There is a design for a Snail made from an uncut square in the Kan No Mado, which is usually dated to 1845.

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1923

A snail developed from a Frog Base appears in 'More Paper Magic' by Will Blyth, which was published by C Arthur Pearson in London in 1923.

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1944

'Origami Shuko' by Isao Honda, which was published in 1944, contains a design for a snail folded from a 120 / 60 rhombus.

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1951

The extended version of 'El Mundo de Papel' by Dr Nemesio Montero, which was published by G Miranda in Edicions Infancia in Valladolid in 1951, contains a design for 'El Caracol' (The Snail).

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