'Lucky Swastika'

Amazing the difference that imagery now takes on, even in its original context, from what it originally stood for throughout many different cultures before the Nazi-movement began. Despite the context within each, most of all of the imagery shown I find looks strikingly sinister due simply to the inclusion of the swastika, because of what is so commonly connected to it since the 1930's and 40's.

You also have Hitler/Nazi-party to blame for ruining the Oliver Hardy mustache as well... :D
 
I liked the last pic. The Swastika Drug Co. wasn't going to let Hitler hijack their company logo, my hat's off to 'em. :d
 
It was an ancient Indian religious symbol I believe. Even the name is Indian, swas tika with a gap in the middle. Supposely a symbol of good luck.
 
Interesting to note the extensive effect the wartime Nazi party had on the world regarding names and imagry. (Among other things...)

A small English company called Swallow Sidecar Ltd had grown beyond building motorcycle accesories and was beginning to gain a good reputation building luxury and sporting cars. Most notable was the "just pre-war" SS100 roadster, capable of the magic one hundred miles per hour. The Jaguar name began surfacing as early as 1936 to denote the car model, but the company was still S.S.Ltd.

In 1945, they changed the name of the company to Jaguar Cars Ltd, in difference to any commonality or association with Hitler's late SS Corps.
 
My father-in-law has an old number 10 can of lard from pre-war times with a swastika on it down in his basement.

The Museum of Western Colorado in Grand Junction has two swastikas carved in the stone at each end of the facade of the building. I guess the building dates back to the 20s or so. As I recal, the crosses are reverse of the German swastika.

In German, the cross was called the Hakenkreuz for a bent or hook cross.
 
My town has 1920's street lamp posts with swastikas on them.
They are reverse of the Nazi regulation swastika. Anyways, every couple of years, some one complains and moans about them, only to get a crash course on the longggggggg history of the swastika.
 
It is the simbol of temples for Japanese road maps.

Swastika is used as the icon for temples.
The cross is reversed. (If your OS accepts Kanji character, it's "卍" in the road maps.)
It originates from Indian symbole of luck.

> Anyways, every couple of years, some one complains and moans about them, only to get a crash course on the longggggggg history of the swastika.

This happens in Japan, too. There are comlains that Nazi symbols are spred in road maps. Every time they have to tell that the cross is originated from Indian icon and has way looooonger history than Nazi.

Aalso, Shaolin Kun Fu uses it's symbol.
A few years ago they changed the symbol because too much complains were registered.

Regards

Daisuke
 
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