Historedia
Person

Charles Kennard

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1890–1891

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Charles Kennard, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. First commercial release of the Ouija board by Elijah Bond

    1890–1891

    Role: Founder of Kennard Novelty Company

    1. 1890 · BaltimoreNaming in Baltimore

      The name "Ouija" was chosen in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1890 by Helen Peters Nosworthy.

    2. 1890 (approximate) · United StatesDistribution Rights Sale

      Bond sold the US distribution rights for the board to the Kennard Novelty Company.

    3. 1890-05-28 · United StatesPatent Filing

      Elijah Bond filed for a United States patent for the talking board on May 28, 1890.

    4. 1891-02-10 · United StatesPatent Grant

      The patent for the talking board was officially issued on February 10, 1891.

Sources

  1. Ouija Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01