Miss Rachael's Personal Collection

<sup>Since the age of 12 I’ve been intrigued and enchanted by the Ouija board.
The scary thing (pun intended) is that my teenage bete noir has turned into a passion over the years.

I’ve been interviewed on the subject of Ouija boards, talking board history, directions, their pop culture influences and my personal beliefs for radio, television, and magazines from
Traverse Magazine to Penthouse,
newspapers from The Long Beach Press Telegram to the Detroit Free Press
and various web sites as well.
I’ve worked as a consultant toDreamWorks and Tim Burton Studios and the producers
of Penn and Teller’s Bullshit for ShowTime.</sup>

You all know how much I love Exposure and Halloween.

One of the rarest boards, this is an original Ouija,
made by Kennard in 1891, before William Fuld stole his idea.



The J. Simmons Ouija from 1920. This is probably my favorite.
Most of these were destroyed during WWII.
See the Swastika in one corner and the Star of David in the other?
In the 1920's these were both considered good luck symbols,
before Hitler perverted the Swastika.
Good luck finding the ultimate image of Naziism side by side with
the image representing the Jewish people anyplace else.



This is soooo creepy. It is the Yogee Board from around 1940. It glows in the dark.
Considering that the only chemical that glowed in the dark back then was radium,
I don't actually play with this one. In fact, It is usually hung pretty far up on the wall -grin-.
This was produced by Lee Industries



This is the Haskelite 'Egyptian' board. It is surely the most beautiful board in my collection.
Although the image here is small, the board itself is a full color lithograph with artwork rivaling any
Cecil B. DeMille production. Simply Gorgeous.



The Black Magic Talking Board. Maufactured by Gift Craft of Chicago circa 1940's.
This is a fun board. It depicts an African Witch Doctor with Spear and Mask.
It appears as though he's a cannibal.
You! It's what for dinner.




If you have any interest in the history of the Ouija and Talking Board, my personal views
on these pieces of 20th Century art and pop culture, PLUS the interesting folks who still
email me every day with questions and stories, you can check out my Ouija website at
Cabin Fever Ouija


Thanks to my friend Gene at The Museum of Talking Boards for
allowing me to use his pics, since he's a far better photog than myself. He is also The Premier talking board historian and collector in the world.