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The
History of the Ouija Board
In 1892, William Fuld became the owner of the Kennard Novelty
Company, which
had developed the final form of the talking board. He then renamed
it the
Ouija Novelty Company. Fuld was such an enthusiastic promoter,
even claiming
that he had invented and named the board, that his name is still
associated
with it, and its actual originators are mostly forgotten.
Capitalizing on public fascination with the exotic and mysterious
far east, Fuld declared
that Ouija was the Egyptian word for good luck. It's more likely,
however,
that he derived the name from the Moroccan city of Oujda.
Fuld went on to sell millions of talking boards, as well as
other toys and novelties. In
spite of fierce competition from other toy makers, his company
dominated the
market for 35 years.
Thanks to his own talent for sensationalizing a simple toy,
his death in 1927 was turned
into a lasting legend. His fall from the factory roof while
doing repairs was rumored to
have been a suicide, and to this day that story is still circulated
as fact.
After his death his family decided to sell the company to Parker
Brothers who still
produce the board to this day, and own all rights to this board.
People who have faith in the Quija board believe that this board
is a doorway to another
plain of existence and due to this can put the user in great
danger from malevolent
spirits. Most people say that if you are going to use one of
these boards you
should place a silver coin on the board and this will not allow
any evil spirits to
pass over to our realm.
We at T.A.P.S do not endorse the use of these boards.
Those people who choose to use these boards are asked to stop
right now due
to the possabiltie in the future of them having a paranormal
situation due to
these boards.
-Jason
(TAPS)
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