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The Mystery Box
 
This page is being used to collect information about the history of the modular origami cube known as the Mystery Box. 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.

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

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1944

As far as I know this modular design, which is folded from six 5x1 rectangles, first appears in 'Origami Shuko' by Isao Honda, which was published in 1944.

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The design also appears:

1959

As 'A Fancy Box ' in 'Origami: Japanese Paperfolding: Fuji Book' by Isao Honda, which was published in English by The Asahi Origami Club in 1959.

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1965

As 'Mystery Box' 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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