| The Public Paperfolding History Project
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| Folded Paper Ducks, Swans and Geese | |||||||
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Thank you. ********** Harbin's Swan - 1956 onwards This Swan is developed from the preliminary folds for the Paper Dart.
********** 1957 Another swan developed from the initial folds for the Paper Dart appears in 'Origami: Book One' by Florence Sakade, which was published by the Charles E Tuttle Company in Rutland, Vermont and Tokyo in 1957.
********** Another Simple Swan - 1959 onwards This design is very similar to Harbin's Swan, except that the layers are organised in a different way. This swan appears 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.
********** 1959 A Goose 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.
********** 1964 A design for a 'Water Fowl' appears in 'Secrets of Origami', by Robert Harbin, which was published by Oldbourne Book Company in London in 1964, where it is also said to be Japanese.
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