Elijah Bond

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Elijah Jefferson Bond January 23rd 1847 - April 14th 1921[1] was a American lawyer and inventor.

Although he invented and patented items including a steam boiler, he is best remembered for patenting what became known as the Ouija Board. He filed for a United States patent on May 28, 1890. Charles W. Kennard and William H. A. Maupin were listed as assignees. The patent was granted on February 10, 1891. [2]

By 1907 Bond had relocated to West Virginia where he registered a trademark on the word "Nirvana" on June 18, 1907. The mark incorporated a swastika as its logo and the company which produced these boards was named The Swastika Novelty Company.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Elijah Bond's Official Biography. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
  2. ^ Mitch Horowitz. Ouija! How this American Anomaly Became More than Just Fun and Games. Esopus Fall 2006 Edition. Retrieved on 2007-11-14.
  3. ^ Image of Nirvana board with description. Retrieved on 2007-11-14.

[edit] Bibliography

  • Edmund Gruss, The Ouija Board, (New York: P&R Publishing, 1994) pp.13-15.

[edit] Sources

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