#tabletipping

I’ve always loved the manifesting spirit in this engraving. #seance #spirit #ghost #spiritualism #spiritualist #tabletipping #tablestournantes #tableturning #ectoplasm #occult #death #necromancy https://www.instagram.com/p/CE6lcgJBJ0t/?igshid=105g0shyf936t

-TABLE TIPPING #chaos #badservice #fattys #oops #vintage #oil #painting #updated #kimdingle #studio #restaurants #wild #children #tabletipping (at Fatty's) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAlL0-_lvsn/?igshid=qq6jnq9kfrtw

Still life, or still death? #planchette #seance #skull #spiritualism #stilllife #talkingboard #tabletipping #tablestournantes #ouija #occult https://www.instagram.com/p/CCvkji2l7t7/?igshid=1ea72crjpbvvo

An early illustration of Grover Haffner’s “Wanda Tipping Table,” after the chiropractor-turned-inventor secured his patent (announced here in a 1920s edition of Science & Invention) but before he named the board and brought it to market, where it dominated Hollywood for a short time. #seance #ouija #tabletipping #planchette #hollywood #spiritualism #occult #supernatural #invention #psychic https://www.instagram.com/p/CCV1BuDlioO/?igshid=we90kenc03kc

I haven’t brought the Wanda Tipping Table out for a waltz in some time, so today is her day! Invented and patented by Grover Haffner in the early 1920s, the Wanda Tipping was the jewel of Hollywood’s talking board scene, appearing in promotional shots with some of the biggest stars of the era, including one fantastic shot (check my stories!) of Lon Chaney and Tod Browning on the set of the lost film London After Midnight! She operates by tilting back and forth, and the action engages a pulley that causes her double-sided indicator to swing about and point to letters, numbers, and phrases to spell out messages. To date, this is the only know surviving Wanda, and I lovingly restored her to full working order in 2013. #ouija #planchette #talkingboard #tableturning #tabletipping #wanda #afixcalledwanda #spiritualism #hollywood #psychic #occult #spirit https://www.instagram.com/p/B26d8Y0lRQ0/?igshid=1sz5oas2crmwr

I really adore the poignancy of this illustration of table-turning in action, from the enraptured true believers to the dubious skeptic. Like any good illustration it conveys so much without a sound. Just lovely! I’ll be headed to Oregon this afternoon, so keep an eye out on my stories as I visit friends old and new—including a reunion with IAPSOP’s founder to hand-deliver an extraordinarily rare book for preservation. Stay tuned, saints + sinners! #seance #spiritualism #tabletipping #tableturning #tablestournantes #occult #haunt #psychic #paranormal #pastpresentfuture https://www.instagram.com/p/B3MfUrZlWr0/?igshid=dohtnxca0tmn

Lovely illustration from a vintage magic catalog of a gimmick that allowed the user to easily manipulate a table during a tipping séance. Spooky! How’s your Saturday shaping up? I’m about to have a very important cup of coffee with a new friend and might come home with a major new artifact to report, so stay tuned! #spiritualism #magic #seance #magician #medium #pastpresentfuture #tabletipping #tablestournantes #spookshow #spiritisme #espirito #ectoplasm #séance #haunted #paranormal https://www.instagram.com/p/BxCikh7lBCQ/?igshid=6aio4ya01d4s

Normal Sunday morning in the archive. Nothing to see here. #seance #occult #pastpresentfuture #Spiritualism #tabletipping #tablestournantes #spookshow #spectre #spirit #ghost #ectoplasm https://www.instagram.com/p/BqU2AlKld4A/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=yjbhi8glu1dt