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The Cut Snail
 
This page attempts to record what is known about the origin and history of the origami design I call The Cut Snail. 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.

A cut is used to create the horns.

This design first occurs in the books of Isao Honda and is quite possibly his original design.

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1960

As far as I know this design first appears in 'All About Origami' by Isao Honda, which was published by Toto Bunka Company, Limited in Tokyo in 1960.

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The same design appears:

1965

In 'The World of Origami' by Isao Honda, which was published by Japan Publications Trading Company in the USA in 1965.

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1967

As 'Snail' in 'Origami Folding Fun: Pony Book' by Isao Honda was published by Japan Publications Inc in Tokyo in 1967.

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