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AGPI collection of Norman Hasselriis papers
File — Box: Individual Manuscripts
Identifier: 116.5455-d
Abstract
These materials, collected by AGPI, include two typed manuscripts from Norman Hasselriis on the history of card games. The manuscripts, titled "An Invitation to a Whist Party" and "A Short Whistory of Bridge," each have an annotation reading "from his unpublished book."
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.