| The Public Paperfolding History Project
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| The Fish-Base Seal (Cut) | |||||||
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page is being used to collect information about the
history of the paperfolding design known as the The
Fish-Base Seal. The back set of flippers of this design
are normally 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 The earliest treatment of this subject that I know of appears in 'Origami (Part 1)' by Isao Honda, which was first published in Japan in 1931.
********** 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 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.
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