I was at a couple thrift shops yesterday and I happened upon something really great. It was a circa 1960 talking board by Canada’s own Copp Clark. They were making boards since 1861! They started with a wood board and then hardboard like the one I have newly acquired. It has a genie on the box cover and even comes with instructions. The planchette is wood and has 3 removable legs. I have tried to find the exact date of the board, but have had no luck. I did find out; however, that William Fuld, the original creator of Ouija, contacted the Copp Clark company himself in 1960 demanding that they not use the Ouija name. His lawyers tried even way before that in 1919, but they ignored their request. They are no longer in existance though. For more details please visit Mr William Fuld’s website! http://www.williamfuld.com/ouija_factories_international.html I don’t have my camera on me yet but I found the exact same board featured on www.graveaddiction.com They have other cool ouijas on there too so it’s definitely worth a look.
I’m not sure if I want to keep the board at this point though. I have 2 others so that is more than enough, but it’s so unique and special. My dad actually found it accidentally lol I swear I went over the board game section with a fine tooth comb and never saw it. The employees were also putting out things at the same time so that might explain it. Ouija boards are abundant on Ebay if you would like to buy one right away because they don’t always show up at thrift shops that often. Please see below for current Ouija auctions on Ebay Canada. I also found some books on Amazon Canada that deal with Ouija. Haunted Toronto and A Haunting DVD is also included as well.