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The first occurences of Automatic Writing, similar to the spirit board method, can be traced as far back as 1100 AD in China. Fast forward a few hundred years, and the spiritualist movement in the United States after the American Civil War saw a huge rise in spirit communication in various forms, leading to the invention of the Ouija board in Baltimore, Maryland in 1890.

The actual origin of the "spirit board" method of communication remains in dispute to this day, with Charles Kennard and Ernest Reiche, from Kent County in Maryland, (always with the Kentish links, even across the sea!), both being credited and claiming they invented it.

 

In 1901, William Fuld took over the production of the board under the name "Ouija", and claiming that the name was a mixture of the French (oui), and the German, (ja) words for "Yes". The Ouija board is now the board people are most familiar with today.

 

Each Kent Coast Ghost is carefully handcrafted from clay and goes through several processes, which include drying, sanding, sealing, painting, and finally varnishing, (dependent on the final finish).

We don't use moulds to create Kentish ghosts; every feature is added by hand using traditional clay tools, and this gives each ghost its own unique features. Some of our ghosts are not perfectly straight, or may have different expressions in their eyes and faces, and each ghost is individually hand-painted so may contain slightly different patterning to the ghost pictured. 

 

All of our ghosts will be sent in a gift box with a Certificate of Authenticity especially for your ghost, and yours alone. These are put in a special envelope sealed with our very own special spooky wax seal ready for the Ghost Post to deliver them to their new Ghost Host!

Kent Coast Ghost in a Jar - Ouija Spirit Board Ghost

£13.50Price
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  • Jar Height: 9cm