Robert M. Johanns Bridge Robot design drawings

Item — Box: Individual Manuscripts

Identifier: 118.2166

Abstract

This file documents the creation of a "Bridge Robot" playing card tile sorting device designed by Robert M. Johanns (1897-1971), who resided in Rochester, New York and worked as an engineer for General Electric. These pages include notes, sketches, and detailed diagrams of the parts to his "Bridge Robot." Accompanying these documents is a provenance letter with biographical details on Johanns from his nephew, Paul Scheeler, dated 2018.

Dates

Creation: 1938

Creator

Johanns, Robert M. (Person)

Extent

1 Files (Housed with Individual manuscripts, Box 3.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Related Materials

The Strong also houses Johanns' "Bridge Robot" in its museum collections (Object ID 118.2162

Related Names

Source

Scheeler, Paul (Person)

Subjects

Topical

Record Groups

List 02. Archival Collections Related to Artifacts of Play

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Language of description: Undetermined
Script of description: Code for undetermined script

Physical Storage Information

Box: Individual Manuscripts (Mixed Materials)

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play at The Strong Repository

https://www.museumofplay.org/collections/brian-sutton-smith-library-archives-of-play/

Contact:
The Strong
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Rochester NY 14607 USA
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