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Board game manufacturer #MiltonBradley first released their unusual take on the talking board in 1892. The top piece of the board slides sideways on wooden rollers at the bottom of the board, revealing tiny letters and numbers, which may be viewed through a peephole in the board. All objects are courtesy of Gene Orlando, Museum of Talking Boards and Robert Murch, The Talking Board Historical Society. See more #Ouija boards in "The Mysterious Talking Board: #OuijaAndBeyond" on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. http://bit.ly/OuijaAndBeyond #talkingboard #ouijaboards #OuijaBoard G O O D B Y E This image was posted on April 05, 2017.

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