Set Reminder2025-02-01 12:00:002025-02-01 12:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : Wunderkammer: The Freeman & Fugate Oddities Collection https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/wunderkammer-the-freeman-fugate-oddities-collection-21890 Ghosts, ghouls, taxidermy, spirit photos, "talking boards," circus memorabilia, and oddities of all types will cross the block this February at Potter & Potter. Featuring selections from the personal collection of James Freeman and Kate Fugate, this sale promises to be equal parts bizarre, amazing, and remarkable.
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FULD, William (1870?1927). Screen-Used Ouija Board and Planchette. Baltimore: William Fuld, ca. 1910. Wooden Ouija Board and a [later] thick resin planchette with glass magnifying window. This board and planchette were used in the 2022 film ?My Best Friend's Exorcism". Board 13 x 21 ?"; planchette 5 ? x 4 3/8 x 1 ?". Scuffing, staining, scratches, and fading. Wear consistent with age. Good.?Director Damon Thomas opted to use an original antique William Fuld Ouija from 1910 while filming ?My Best Friend's Exorcism," and in doing do chose for his prop the last generation of the boards to carry the original stencil-style lettering and trademark crest inherited from the original Kennard Novelty Company boards, before Fuld completely redesigned Ouija the following year with new lettering and logo.