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Title
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1969_Sackson_227_July 26.jpg
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Creator
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Sid Sackson
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Date
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1969
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Type
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image
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Format
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.jpg
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Source
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Box 1, Object 7, Sid Sackson collection
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Language
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English
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Coverage
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1969
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Rights
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The Strong, Rochester, New York.
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transcription
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English
7/25
7/20
SATURDAY 26 JULY
St. Anne 1969 207th day - 158 days to come
Went to Library Annex on 43rd St. and looked at the two
patents I mentioned in my book.
No. 729,489 (May 1903) by F.A. Cigol is just a set of
dominos done in 2 plys, the back ply being an
ink erasor.
[diagram of 4 x 3 grid, letters reading:
1st row: D, E, A, R;
2nd row: A, M, E, R;
3rd row: I, C, A, (blank)]
No. 1,274,294 (July 1918) by Frederick Lobl is a sliding
block puzzle as shown, the pieces being
edible. Their is a hole in each so that
they don't have to be handled, a stick be-
ing provided to move them.
Also looked thru the first 4
months of 1937 and found a number
of patents to order.
At McGraw-Hill Book Store bought
GAMES FOR SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING by Gertrude Nye Dorry.
On 8th Ave bought the June 1969 Scientific American.
In Macy's bought an extra copy of KRYPTO, marked
down to $1. Didn't see anything new at Macy's,
Woolworth's or Gimbel's.
Called Martin Gardner to tell him about the sliding block
puzzle and discussed whether, with the duplication of
letters, it could always be solved. (Yes.) He would still like
the patent. I said I was sending for others and would
get this one for him. He argued, but finally gave in.
I told him about Fabio flipping over his statement
on A GAMUT OF GAMES and he said he received a thank
you letter.
Discussed Schaaf and his bibliography. There have already
been three editions and the upcoming will be the fourth.
Martin has the previous ones and there is no section
for books on competative games. We discussed my sending
him some further books of this type, such as Bob
Abbott's, Bell's second volume, and suggesting a separ-
ate classification including mine & Murray's, Martin
also thought he might be interested in the Culin reprint.
The Bibliography is obtainable from
{The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
1201 Sixteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
Martin also said that they publish a magazine called
MATHEMATICS TEACHER and he thinks I ought to suggest
to the editor that he advertise there.
He also suggested havings parts of the book published
in a magazine prior to publication of the book. Possible
Rcd. the 3M check, the whole amount. I'll have to write to Will
Erickson again.
(cont. on 7/25)
