With the new OUIJA movie opening today, I thought we'd take a look at some of the real-life devices upon which the movie is based. As stated in a previous post, the graphics which accompany patent paperwork can easily be viewed as outsider art, and genre fans would be happy to have any of these hanging in their nightmare gallery. Click on the caption to be taken to the online paperwork, courtesy of Google Patents.
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Toy or Game, 1891 |
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Design for a Ouija Board, 1920 |
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Psychic Instrument, 1923 |
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Salem Witchboard, 1999 |
--J/Metro