The Patent Office Séance
About this episode
The Ouija board patent, Baltimore and Washington, 1891. Protagonist: Elijah Bond, a Baltimore attorney.
Research sources for this film
- US446054A - Elijah j - Google Patents
- World War I Era Spiritualism in Seattle - HistoryLink.org
- Museum of Talking Boards: History of the Talking Board
- Museum of Talking Boards: Blog
- What Are the Origins of the Ouija Board? | HISTORY
- THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF THE AFTERLIFE: SPIRITUALISM’S
- Tricks and Treats in the USPTO Archives | Steptoe
- Helen Peters Nosworthy
AI-assisted reconstruction from documented history. AI-assisted reconstruction based on documented history. Verify details against primary sources. Depictions of historical figures are illustrative reconstructions for documentary storytelling — not authentic photographs or recordings of those persons.