The Public Paperfolding History Project
Last updated 9/2/2025 x |
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Folded Paper Hens, Chickens, Chicks and Roosters | |||||||
This
page is being used to collect information about the
history of Paper Hens, Chickens, Chicks and Roosters.
Please contact me if you know any of this information is
incorrect or if you have any other important information
that should be added. Thank you. ********** 1845 A design for a chicken made from the irregular slit octagon base, appears in the 'Kan No Mado', which is usually dated to 1845. ********** 1914 A design for a 'Chicken' developed from a bird base appears in 'Zhe zhi tu shuo' (Illustrated Paperfolding), compiled by Gui Shaolie, which was published by the Commercial Press in Shanghai in Ming guo 3 (1914). ********** 1939 A design for a Rooster, 'El gallo', can be found in 'El Mundo de Papel' by Dr Nemesio Montero, which was published by G Miranda in Edicions Infancia in Valladolid in 1939. ********** The Hen with Legs - 1944 onwards ********** 1960 A compound design for a 'A Cock', made from two equilateral triangles, appears in 'All About Origami' by Isao Honda, which was published by Toto Bunka Company, Limited in Tokyo in 1960. ********** 1965 Diagrams for a 'Baby Chick' appear in 'The World of Origami' by Isao Honda, which was published by Japan Publications Trading Company in the USA in 1965. ********** 1968 A Chicken made from a dollar bill, and attributed to John M Nordquist, appears in 'Folding Money, Volume Two' edited by Samuel Randlett, which was published by Magic Inc of Chicago in 1968. ********** |
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