The American Swastika

Documenting the positive, American use of the swastika. The swastika was used vastly in American history; it was often used in religions, Native American Culture, Cowboy Regalia, Architecture, Brand Labels, and Decorations. 

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where did the swastika originate?

Literally everywhere.

Everytime the ‘oldest’ known one is found somewhere, years later an older one is found somewhere else.

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An American-made trap with a swastika. This is from around 1910-1920 and made by the Peck, Stow & Wilcox Company - or PEXTO - out of Cleveland, Ohio. They have been around since around 1797.

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Swastika Brand fishing line. Not sure of the date,but probably around 1930. I believe Swastika Brand became the now known “Ashaway” brand.

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Another item from the Swastika Fuel/Coal Company out of Raton, New Mexico. Looks like a product badge of some sort.

Click on the tags to see more stuff from the Swastika Fuel Company.

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A collection of Native American tobacco felts from the turn of the Century until 1920. These were inserted in packages of tobacco. A lot of women collected them and some even sewed them together and made quits.

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A fruit wrapper from Mahalia Growers, located in Riverside, California. I suspect this is late 1930s. Many West Coast growers used the swastika in their logos.

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A really neat thermometer from Southwestern Coal Company.

Another coal company, Swastika Coal or later Swastika Fuel Company from New Mexico also used the sign.

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An American-made swastika gear shift knob of an unknown date and manufacturer.

Here is another gearshift knob that I posted some time back.

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Swastika syrup jar from Dugan Glass Company, out of Indiana.Circa 1900.

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Logging stamp hammer from Michigan.

“ It was used in the logging days of the mid to late 1800's for marking the end of the log. This mark identified which company the log belonged to as it made it's way from the forest to the sawmills. Each company had it's own identifying symbol or logo. There have been many log ends found along the Saginaw River which is the means of floating the logs to the sawmills, which lined the banks of the river in Bay City, Michigan. The logging pirates would cut the end of the log off and throw it into the river and mark the log with their own mark so the log would be credited to them.”

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Here’s a Harley Davidson swastika fob. 

Many motor car companies used the swastika - everyone knows about the Krit, but Ford used it as well.

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It’s very well know than Coca-Cola used the swastika for some time. But did you know that Pepsi-Cola did as well?

This was a fob for the 30th anniversary of Pepsi.

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Russell Investment Company letter, which dealt with oil leases out Kansas City, Missouri.

This is dated July 17, 1920.

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Weatherproof Roofing, Inc out of Chicago, Illinois advert with swastikas.

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Troco was founded in 1914 on the Midland Valley Railroad in Sperry, OK, TROCO – Tulsa Refined Oil CO. 

Troco is now called Royal Manufacturing and still making oil products.