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The Blow-up Goldfish
 
This page attempts to record what is known about the origin and history of the origami design known as the Blow-up Goldfish. 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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1974

As far as I know this design first appears in Issue 23 of the periodical 'The Flapping Bird' which was published in 1974, where it is just called 'The Goldfish'. The text notes that this design was discovered by Philip Shen 'in the pages of the Hong Kong periodical 'Children's Paradise.'

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