Pictured above is my girlfriend's Ouija board, which I like to use as a placemat when I eat Alphabits. It's weird because both the board and the cereal can send messages to you. It lies in front of another communication device – the computer. I would say that, in this instance, it defeats its purpose. Moving on, the lettering seems to have been made via machine since this would have been a mass-produced item. The material feels similar to doorskin. The main font is ITC Souvenir Demi, designed by Morris Fuller Benton in 1914. It had a comeback in the 1970's, around the time when this Ouija board was bought.
-Colin
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