| The Public Paperfolding History Project
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| The Fish-Base Seal | |||||||
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page is being used to collect information about the
history of the paperfolding design I call the Fish-Base
Seal. The back set of flippers of this design are often
separated by a cut, but this is not a necessity of the
design. 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. ********** 1931 As far as I know this design first appears (making use of a cut) in 'Origami (Part 1)' by Isao Honda, which was published in Japan in 1931.
********** 1944 The same design appears in 'Origami Shuko' by Isao Honda, which was published in 1944.
********** 1954 The 1954 Rupert Annual included diagrams which showed 'How To Make A Paper Sealion and Penguin'. The Sealion is a version of the Fish-Base Seal.
********** 1956 The Fish-Base Seal also appears in 'Paper Magic' by Robert Harbin, which was published by Oldbourne in London in 1956. The text says, 'Origin: British - by kind permission of the Daily Express Rupert Annual.'
********** 1959 What appears to be a Fish-Base Seal is pictured, but not explained, in 'How to Make Origami' by Isao Honda, which was published by Toto Shuppan Co. Ltd in Japan. by McDowell Obolensky of New York in the USA and by Museum Press Ltd of London in England, in 1959.
********** 1960 The design also appears: As 'A Seal' in 'All About Origami' by Isao Honda, which was published by Toto Bunka Company, Limited in Tokyo in 1960.
********** In 'Origami: The Oriental Art of Paper Folding' by Harry C Helfman, which was published by Platt and Munk Co Inc in New York in 1960.
********** 1965 A version in which a cut is used to separate the back legs appears in The World of Origami' by Isao Honda, which was published by Japan Publications Trading Company in the USA in 1965.
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