The Public Paperfolding History Project

Main Index Page

Last updated 25/6/2025

x
Another Cut Frog-Base Crab
 
This page attempts to record what is known about the origin and history of the origami design which I call Another Cut Frog-Base Crab. 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.

**********

1900

As far as I know diagrams for this crab appear in an article by Alber in the French children's magazine Mon Journal of 8th December 1900.

The introduction states, roughly, 'Today we continue our Japanese folds, and we are going to show you how to make a crab. Madame Kawada, of whom I have already spoken, with a paper four centimetres square can easily make a tiny one centimetre crab; it is enough to tell you that, with a little patience, and by taking a sufficiently large paper you will arrive at a good result.'

**********

he same design appears:

1908

In 'Les Petits Secrets Amusants' by Alber-Graves, which was published by Librairie Hachette in Paris in 1908.

**********

1931

In 'La Nature' of 8th January 1931

**********