854 – Planchette
- Physical description:
- Wooden planchette, roughly heart-shaped, with pencil for magic writing.
- Museum classification:
- Divination
- Size:
- 110 x 140 x 170 mm
- Information:
Planchettes were used in conjunction with the Ouija board to spell out messages given by the spirits. This Victorian example also has a pencil holder that allows the spirits to write messages. This is sometimes called 'automatic writing.'
- Resource:
- Object
- Materials:
- Wood, brass etc.
Planchettes were used in conjunction with the Ouija board to spell out messages given by the spirits. This Victorian example also has a pencil holder that allows the spirits to write messages. This is sometimes called 'automatic writing.'