In popular culture Planchette

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mystic hand planchette


during initial craze in late 1860s, planchettes became subject of several popular songs sold in sheet music form. in 1868, c.y. fonda sheet music company of cincinnati published planchette polka, composed august la motte, dedicated kirby & co, dominant planchette manufacturer of day.


in 1868, lee & walker sheet music company of philadelphia debuted song planchette words elmer ruan coates , music eastburn. song includes chorus planchette, planchette, oh! let me see/what luck have in store me!


in 1870, oliver & ditson sheet music company of boston published planchette: celebrated comic song words g.a. meazie jr, popularized singer barnabee. music written piano , voice.


the 9 july 1892 volume 103 edition of punch included cartoon depicting impish devil pushing planchette toward prediction of next derby winner, claiming device put end speculation.


the 25 march 1907 edition of washington post famously depicted president teddy roosevelt scribbling planchette in satirical political planchette board cartoon. illustration depicts roosevelt s struggle between independent democracy on 1 hand, , progressive republicans on other. roosevelt s planchette form writing out victory on 2 factions planchette s pencil.


plachette played in acceptance world, third volume of dance music of time anthony powell.


artist frederick sands depicted planchette in use in watercolor la planchette in 1960s.


drag queen sharon needles wore mystic hand planchette on forehead fashion statement when crowned america s next drag superstar on rupaul s drag race, april 2012. ms. needles has confirmed on facebook wall planchette 1940s original, not modern reproduction. wooden planchette manufactured c. 1940 haskell manufacturing corporation in chicago, illinois, , sold version of ouija board called hasko mystic board.


in august 2012, baltimore museum of industry hosted first-of-its-kind retrospective ouija board exhibit. exhibit featured 2 rare planchette specimens represent evolution of talking boards, including selchow & righter scientific planchette , g.w. cottrell boston planchette.








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