16x12" Manx Slate Ouija Talking Spirit Board Ancient Start Price GBP 19.99 Current Price GBP 19.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, October 06, 2008 End Time Saturday, October 11, 2008 Location Ramsey See more about '16x12" Manx Slate Ouija Talking Spirit Board Ancient' Description   Wonderfully atmospheric spirit board - made from an old Manx roof slate.   With felt backed planchette.  A real Celtic feel to it and a beautiful object.   Measures approximately 16 x 12"   Each one will be slightly different - depending on the roof slate chosen etc.   Full instructions of the safe use and storage of your board will be sent with it.   According to some sources, the first historical mention of something resembling a Ouija board is found in China around 1200 B.C., a divination method known as fuji 扶乩 "planchette writing". According to a French historical account of the philosopher Pythagoras, in 540 B.C. his sect would conduct séances at "a mystic table, moving on wheels, moved towards signs, which the philosopher and his pupil, Philolaus, interpreted to the audience as being revelations supposedly from an unseen world." The first undisputed use of the talking boards came with the Modern Spiritualist Movement in The United States in the mid-19th century. Methods of divination at that time used various ways to spell out messages, including swinging a pendulum over a plate that had letters around the edge or using an entire table to indicate letters drawn on the floor. Often used was a small wooden tablet supported on casters. This tablet, called a planchette, was affixed with a pencil that would write out messages in a fashion similar to automatic writing. These methods may predate modern Spiritualism. During the late 1800s, planchettes were widely sold as a novelty. The businessmen Elijah Bond and Charles Kennard had the idea to patent a planchette sold with a board on which the alphabet was printed. The patentees filed on May 28, 1890 for patent protection and thus had invented the first Ouija board. Issue date on the patent was February 10, 1891. They received U.S. Patent 446,054 . Bond was an attorney and was an inventor of other objects in addition to this device. An employee of Kennard, William Fuld took over the talking board production and in 1901, he started production of his own boards under the name "Ouija".[3] The Fuld name would become synonymous with the Ouija board, as Fuld reinvented its history, claiming that he himself had invented it. Countless talking boards from Fuld's competitors flooded the market and all these boards enjoyed a heyday from the 1920s through the 1960s. Fuld sued many companies over the "Ouija" name and concept right up until his death in 1927. In 1966, Fuld's estate sold the entire business to Parker Brothers, who continues to hold all trademarks and patents. About 10 brands of talking boards are sold today under various names   I am always happy to combine postage . Please be assured:  If the item received does not match the description given above, please return it to me within 7 days of receipt for refund. Please leave feedback once you have received the item and are happy with it.  If you are not happy with your item please CONTACT ME in order to resolve any problems - please do not leave feedback without first communicating! If you would like to talk to me about this or any of my other items, please Skype me on dianahull3 or email me via Ebay messaging. Once cleared payment is received I will send items out within one or two working days at the latest.    Please see my "About Me"  page for full terms and conditions of trading Powered by eBay Turbo Lister Place a Bid!