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The Square Hat / Le Bonnet Carre
 
This page attempts to record what is known about the origin and history of the origami design known as Le Bonnet Carre. 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.

Le Bonnet Carre appears to be a development of the Workman's Hat.

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In Japan (and in publications by Japanese authors)

1959

This design appears as both 'A Waste-paper Basket' and as 'A Hood' in 'Pocket Guide to Origami: Bow-Wow Book', by Isao Honda, which was published by the Asahi Origami Club, Tokyo in 1959.

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1965

This design appears, as the 'Waste-paper Basket', in 'The World of Origami' by Isao Honda, which was published in the USA by Japan Publications Trading Company in 1965.

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In Western Europe / The USA

1892

As far as I know this design first appears in 'Le Travail Manuel a L'ecole Primaire' by Jully & Rocheron, which was published by Librairie Classique Eugene Belin in Paris in 1892.

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The design also appears:

1893

As 'Bonnet D'Eveque / Bonnet Carre' (Bishop's or Square Hat), in 'L'Annee Preparatoire de Travail Manuel' by M P Martin, which was published by Armand Collin & Cie in Paris in 1893.

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c1900

As 'Le Bonnet Carre' in an article by Alber-Graves in the French children's magazine 'Mon Journal', probably in 1900, although I have not been able to identify the exact date of the article.

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1904

As 'Sombrero Cuadrado' (Square Hat) in 'Guia Practica del Trabajo Manual Educativo' by Ezequiel Solana, which was published by Editorial Magisterio Espaņol in Madrid in 1904.

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1908

As 'Le Bonnet Carre' in 'Les Petits Secrets Amusants' by Alber-Graves, which was published by Librairie Hachette in Paris in 1908.

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1932

With the top flap flattened, in Booklet 4 of 'Images a Plier', a series of 6 booklets published by Librairie Larousse in Paris in 1932.

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In Booklet 2 of 'Figuras de Papel', a series of 3 booklets published by B Bauza in Barcelona in 1932.

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1940

As 'Gorro de Base Cuadrada' in 'El Plegado y Cartonaje en la Escuela Primaria' by Antonio M Luchia and Corina Luciani de Luchia, which was published by Editorial Kapelusz in Buenos Aires in 1940.

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1951

As 'Bonete Cuadrado' in Papiroflexia' by Elias Gutierrez Gil, which was self-published in 1951.

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