The Ouija Board: A Séance or a Machine That Turns Unconscious Motion into Prophecy?

On February 10, 1891, the United States Patent Office granted US446054A to Elijah J. Bond in Baltimore. The patent called the object a game. The board had letters, numbers, Yes and No, and a small piece of wood with feet and a pointer. Players rested their hands on it. The piece slid across the characters and formed an answer.

On February 10, 1891, the United States Patent Office granted US446054A to Elijah J. Bond in Baltimore. The patent called the object a game. The board had letters, numbers, Yes and No, and a small piece of wood with feet and a pointer. Players rested their hands on it. The piece slid across the characters and formed an answer.

On February 10, 1891, the United States Patent Office granted US446054A to Elijah J. Bond in Baltimore. The patent called the object a game. The board had letters, numbers, Yes and No, and a small piece of wood with feet and a pointer. Players rested their hands on it. The piece slid across the characters and formed an answer.

On February 10, 1891, the United States Patent Office granted US446054A to Elijah J. Bond in Baltimore. The patent called the object a game. The board had letters, numbers, Yes and No, and a small piece of wood with feet and a pointer. Players rested their hands on it. The piece slid across the characters and formed an answer.