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Title |
Planchette |
Description |
Shield shaped wood; Two small rear wood wheels; Front pencil support; Natural finish; Some label is still visible. This type of planchette was used in the Victorian Era to communicate with spirits. Unlike the ones used for Ouija boards, this planchette has a pencil at the point that allows the spirits to write messages, an act often referred to as "automatic writing." |
Object Name |
Game |
Provenance |
From the Woodbridge Family cottage on Lake St. in Leland, Michigan. |
Date |
1880 |
Collector |
Gentile, Barbara |
Made |
Selchow & Righter |
Used |
Game, pre-1940s |
Owned |
Woodbridge Family |
People |
Gentile Family Gentile, Barbara Woodbridge |
Subjects |
Game boards Games Recreation |
Search Terms |
Games |
Collection |
Woodbridge Family |
Accession Number |
2005.72 |