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A s shown in my preceding artic les , swas tika was widely used asa good luck symbol in buildings , monuments , architec turaldes igns etc . Today swas tika is cons idered as the evil symbol inthe United States , although the Firs t A mendment to the UnitedStates C ons titution protec ts most uses of it. To protec t manysuch anc ient s ites and their anc ient heritage, many buildingswith swas tika des igns are inc luded in the National Regis ter ofH is toric P laces . However, even after this amendment, Swastikades igns are often removed from anc ient A merican buildings andmonuments c iting their false assoc iation with Nazism. A s acontinuous attempt to revive the deep ances tral spirituals ignificance of swas tika, in this artic le, we will see the use ofswas tika in A merican manufac turing indus try.

Use of swastika by Krit Company Krit is derived from name Kenneth C rittenden, who previous lyworked with regal and ford. He des igned and financed the initialcar model in 1909. Later from 1906 to 1916, C ars named ‘krit’were manufac tured extens ively in Detroit. To make their carmodel a huge success , a good luck symbol swas tika was usedas the company emblem and logo.

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Left image shows ‘Krit’ mini bus with a capacity of 15 passengers while right imageshows the use of swastika in Kirt cars. This A merican car company was the firs t car company to useswastika before the German and other Europeans car companiesinc luding V olkswagen. Krit also manufac tured mini buses andmini trucks that could carry up to 15 peoples . Due to financ ialproblems, Krit C ompany was sold to Walter S Russel ofthe Russel Wheel and Foundry C ompany<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russel_Wheel_and_Foundry_C ompanyMany conventional 4-cylinder cars were exported to A us traliaand Europe. Six cylinder models were introduced in 1913,des igns changes were made to s treamline the body, manyadvertisements were made in leading newspapers but all thiswas unable to avoid the bankruptcy of this little car company in1916 owing to the outbreak of the World War 1 . Interes tingly,good luck symbol ‘Swas tika’ wasn’t lucky for this company.


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Krit Advertisment at the beginning of the 20th century More about this company can be found at

Use of swas tika by Wheatley P ottery In 1920, Wheatley P ottery C ompany of C inc innati O hio releaseda catalogue with Swastika tiles . A nother catalogue was releasedin 1920 by the C ambridge-Wheatley C ompany of C ovington,Kentucky, and in 1930 by the Franklin P ottery C ompany ofLansdale, P ennsylvania. Wheatley P ottery was es tablished in1903 by T .J. Wheatley. Wheatley P ottery produced arts andcrafts s tyle pottery of a s imilar s tyle to Grueby P ottery.


Wheatley P ottery is charac terized by forms, decorated in relief,and covered in thick matte green, blue, and yellow glazes . I t isbelieved that the produc tion of art pottery at Wheatley ceasedby 1910. Wheatley continued in exis tence until 1927 when theC ambridge T ile Manufac turing C ompany acquired WheatleyPottery. The pottery's produc tion in the later years cons is ted offaience tile, garden ware, and jardineres .


A bov e image shows a 5 “square tile w ith wonderful glazes of turquoise, grayand mottled pale gold. Use of swas tika by Mueller tilesIn 1930, an artic le in the newspaper “The P ress of A tlantic C ity”mentions the use of swas tika in the s tatehouse tilesmanufac tured by the Mueller Mosaic C ompany. Led by Herman


C arl Mueller, this firm used an innovative technique of combiningdeep carving and glazing to c reate a photographic -like sense ofdepth. The tiles were used throughout United States & C anadaand were also exported to European countries . These tiles withswastika des igns can be seen in the catalogue released by thiscompany in 1930. This catalogue can be found at the C aliforniabased non-profitable T ile Heritage Foundation webs ite. Use of swas tika by A llentown P ortland C ement C ompany Founded in 1906, Allentown Portland Cement Company started manufacturing cementsfrom its first plant in Evansville, Pennsylvania in 1910. This company was amanufacturer of mortar and Portland cement. Valley Forge Cement Company acquiredthis company in 1953 which itself got acquired by National Gypsum Company in1960.

A llentown P ortland C ement C ompany, A llentown, PA Use of Swastika by A merican Sears catalogue


In 1908, hatpins and pendants in shape of swas tika were kepton sale by the A merican Sears catalogue.

Use of swastika by Allentown Deep Creek miningcompanyDeep Creek mining company was one of the mining companies engaged in diggingcopper mines in Salt Lake City of Utah. This company used right-facing swastika in all itscertificates including the transactional ones. Below image shows the use of swastika incertificate recording issuance of shares.

Deep C reek mining company certificate Use of swas tika by swas tika mining and milling company This is supposed to be the shares certificate of swastika mining and milling companybased in Ontario, Canada. In my preceding article, I described about the prosperoustown ‘swastika’ and the establishment of various companies named after this town.Swastika mining and milling company is one of such companies. Below certificate is 103years old and can be seen in museum of northern history in Ontario district of Canada.This certificate has two right facing swastikas, a house in the hills, man and covered


horse wagon. This shares certificate of the promotion stock has the signature ofcompany secretary and president.

Stock certificate of Swastika M ining and M illing C ompany Use of swas tika by Good luck rubbers Good luck rubbers were spec ialized in manufac turing rubberrings . These rubber rings were used in plas tic or s teel jars toblock the air from going ins ide. These rubber rings were flexibleenough to be used in any s tandard jars so as to keep thefruit/food intac t and fresh. This company was s ituated in bos tonand was c losed down after the invention of advanced


preservation machines like refrigerators . Good luck RubbersC ompany used both right and left-fac ing swas tikas in all itsproduc ts and advertisements as shown in the image below


O n left is the 1915 advertisement of good luck Rubber C ompanyin “good housekeeping” magazine and on the right is the bannerof the company on their produc ts .


Use of swastika by Baird-North Company Based at Broad Street, Rhode Is land, baird-north C ompany wasfounded in 1905 by William G Hussey. A fter his death, his sonGeorge hussey took over the charge of the company in 1907and made it the top ranked mail order company of A merica. Thiscompany manufac tured gold and s ilver items, jewelry, pipes ,cases , sc issors , thimbles , fans , purses , gifts , fountain pens ,match cases etc . In addition to gold and s ilver produc ts , theyalso manufac tured elaborate glassware, flatware and decorativebronze items. This company regarded swas tika as a good lucksymbol and used it in all its produc ts , banners andadvertisements .


A bove is a 1914 black and white advertisement of Baird-NorthC ompany. This advertisement shows their various produc tsalong with the produc t code. C ode 205 for ladies watch, 327 for


pearl necklace, 341 for diamond ring and so on.

Use of swastika by Herman Wile and company Herman Wile and company was situated in Minneapolis district of new York. Thiscompany was in business since the 1880 under different names before establishingofficially in 1897. On March 1905, this company was sold to Herman Wile who namedit as Herman Wile and company and marketed his products under the name“HermanWile guaranteed clothing”. Herman wile used left facing swastika as itstrademark on all his products and advertisements.


A bove is the advertisement of HermanWile guaranteed c lothingwhere swas tika is offic ially dec lared as the c lothing trademark ofhermanwile c lothing

Use of swastika by Buffum Tool Company Buffum Tool C ompany was founded by Frank Washburn Buffum inthe late eighteenth century. He belonged to the well reputedbus iness family. H is father C harles buffum and GrandfatherGustavus Buffum were the chairman and manger of La C rosselumber company. Frank buffum initially ventured in his fatherlumbering bus iness before es tablishing his own company called“buffum Telephone C ompany” in 1901. Based at Louis iana, Mo,Buffum Tool C ompany was well known for its top quality tools .H is company has good luck symbol swas tika as its logo andused the s logan “Buffum Tool C ompany, H igh Grade Tools forH igh Grade Workmen”. He embedded the symbol swas tika on allhis tools , catalogue, advertisement, produc t containers and wasvery proud of his workmanship, town, s tate and country.


Left is the advertisement of buffom Tool Company, on right is the company logofollowed by their products. In addition to Ice shaver, A nimal traps , chisel, hammer, plumingtools , nails , hooks and wrenches , buffum Tool C ompany alsomanufac tured airplanes and bayonet parts for World War I .

Use of swas tika by C rane s teel Founded in 1855, C rane s teel was s tarted by R.T C rane atC hicago. This company manufac tured s team and gas cocks , ironand forged s teel sc rewed fittings , s teel and iron valves etc . A lltheir produc ts were marked by a swas tika symbol followed by thecompany name. A fter the assoc iation of swas tika with nazi’s and


s ince most of their goods were exported to European countries ,c rane s teel company discontinued the use of swas tika in theirgoods after the 1930 ’s . V intage c rane s teel catalogs illus tratevalves and furnaces of varying s izes and shapes with s teel orbrass compos ition embossed with swas tika symbol.

On left is the partial image of a branded crane steel valve with swastika emblem while onthe right is the handle of 1920’s Crane Furnace. Parts of this crane steel company can be found in many old companies. The Crane Valvecompany used swastika as a good luck symbol in almost all its valves. Recently, valve ofCrane Company was sighted by an employee of a refinery company in texas during theroutine maintenance and replacement of machines older parts.


A s said above, this valve was s ighted in a refinery of Texas .C rane s teel with swas tika symbol can be seen at the middle ofthis valve.

Use of swastika in Light Bulb

Before World War I I , swas tika light bulbs were quite popular inthe 1930 ’s to 1940 ’s . When the bulb is turned on, inner swas tikaspreads radiant light. Though the name of the companymanufac turing these swas tika light bulbs is s till unknown, thislight bulb is supposed to be built in USA and not in Germany.This light bulb is an antique item and is normally sold in Ebay for


thousands of dollars .

USA made light

Use of swastika in Sun Microsystems Founded in 1982, Sun M ic rosys tems sold computers , computerperipherals , software, and information technology services . I tsjava platform and programming language is s till the widely usedprogramming language for developing softwares . Based in SantaC lara, C alifornia, sun mic ro sys tem was acquired on A pril 20 ,2004 by orac le for US$7.4 billion. At first glance, sun micro system logo doesn’t look like a swastika. It seems like a bunchof 4 s. But when you see it carefully after reducing the size of the logo then you will findthe logo in the form of swastika. Also, the name of the company (Sun) matches with oneof the meanings of swastika (Movement of sun) C heck the below link to find hidden swas tika in sunM ic rosys tems logo


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C onc lus ion This article is intended to reclaim the lost significance and importance of humanityearliest symbol ‘Swastika’. Swastika is derived from the Sanskrit word “svastika”- "su"meaning "good," "asti" meaning "to be," and "ka" as a suffix. Swastika signifies the


symbol of good luck, prosperity, peace and fortune. After its association with Germannazi’s, this ancient symbol has faced a sad transition from a good luck symbol tosymbol of evil and adversity. Swastika is still widely used as a good luck symbol in Asiancountries like India, China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia etc. This symbolhas a great spiritual meaning and significance in Hinduism and its derived religions likeBuddhism and Jainism. I will end up with a pic ture of a garden landscaped in the form ofa beautiful swas tika


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