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1886 - The "New Planchette" appears in the NY Daily Tribune
1890 - The Ouija board gets its name
1890 - The Kennard Novelty Co is incorporated
1891 - The Ouija patent is granted
1891 - Ouija is trademarked
1891 - W.S. Reed Toy Co. starts manufacturing the Espirito board
1892 - Kennard Novelty Co. becomes Ouija Novelty Co.
1892 - Charles Kennard starts producing the Volo Talking Board
1892 - W.S. Reed Toy Co. ceases production of the Espirito board
1892 - Ouija Novelty Co. makes their own Espirito/Volo boards
1892 - Copp Clark Co. start produciton of the Canadian Ouija board
1893 - Ouija Novelty Co. ceases production of the Espirito board
1897 - American Toy Co. starts production of Igili The Marvelous Talking Board
1898 - William and Issac Fuld start the Issac Fuld & Brother Co.
1899 - American Toy Co ceases Igili The Marvelous boards
1901 - William and Issac Fuld terminate their partnership
1901 - William Fuld Co. is created
1902 - William Fuld Co. begins production of the Oracle talking board
1904 - The Copp Clark Co. warehouse burns down
1904 - Issac Fuld Co. begins production of the Oriole talking board
1908 - Copp Clark Co. restarts production of the Canadian Ouija boards
1919 - Issac Fuld starts The Southern Toy Co.
1920 - The Southern Toy Co. ceases production of the Oriole talking boards
1920 - William Fuld renames the Oracle board, The Mystifying Oracle
1927 - William Fuld passes away
1957 - William Fuld Co. ceases production of The Mystifying Oracle
1966 - Parker Brothers purchase the rights to the Ouija board
1991 - Hasbro buys Parker Brothers
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