William Fuld
Businessperson, Deceased Person
1870 – 1927
Who was William Fuld?
William Fuld was an American businessman, inventor, and entrepreneur from Baltimore, Maryland who is best known for his marketing and manufacture of Ouija boards from the 1890s through the 1920s. Fuld is seen as the father of the Ouija board. Though Fuld never claimed to have invented the Ouija board, intense media coverage in the 1920s credited him with it. The misinformation was sustained by his own marketing, and his practice of stamping "Original Ouija Board" and "Inventor" on the back of his boards. By the end of his life he would have over 33 patents, trademarks, and copyrights credited to him.
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- Born
- Jul 24, 1870
Baltimore - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Feb 24, 1927
Baltimore
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on July 23, 2013
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