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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
The Riddle Game of Authors
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

The Riddle Game of Authors

Object numberMO 2007.858d
Name Game, Educational
Publisher (German-American publisher, 1826 - 1900)
Date1865
Mediumpaper (cardboard, cardstock), ink
Dimensionsbox/case H 1 5/8 in x W 4 5/8 in x D 3 3/4 in (4.1 cm x 11.7 cm x 9.5 cm )
DescriptionA boxed game relating to literary authors. The cover of the two-piece cardboard box has an illustration of a seated woman with a book resting on her knee. The title and description of the game is above and below the illustration: THE RIDDLE GAME / OF / AUTHORS. The maker's information is printed along the bottom: Chas. Magnus, Publisher of Lithographed Games and / PICTURES BOOKS. __ No. 12 Frankfort St. N.Y. / Entered according to Act of Congress the year 1865, By C. Mangus, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.

The box contains directions on a piece of white paper; 42 small cards, each numbered and with a literary quote; and 42 larger cards, each with information about an author.
Label TextThis game is part of a collection of 19th century games designed for the amuseument and instruction of children (MO 2007.858a-r) purchased by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 for $97.50. The games, which were found together in the attic of an old house in Massachusetts, were put up for sale as a collection by The American Autograph Shop in Merion Station, Pennsylvania.
Additional Details
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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