brass swastika stand

[sscrooge]

todays arrival, looks to be third reich to me with the angle of swastika but i may be wrong, any ideas what it was for ? cheers dave

[Robin Lumsden]

Hello Dave.

That piece is British..................probably Victorian or Edwardian.

They used them in kitchens for standing hot kettles, flat irons etc. on.

You can see them often at UK antiques fairs.

The swastika was a very popular emblem in GB at that time.................especially after the publication of Rudyard Kipling's books.

The link below is interesting...................

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.kipling.org.uk/pix/ganesha_2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.kipling.org.uk/facts_swastik.htm&usg=__mxWWBsBAGpNrdJofKEmVgPVSAL4=&h=252&w=259&sz=43&hl=en&start=3&tbnid=ft29t0_3_ZtwBM:&tbnh=109&tbnw=112&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dkipling%2Bbook%2Bswastika%26gbv%3D2%2 6hl%3Den%26sa%3DG

[RaymondG]

An interesting item and a very interesting link. Thanks for the illumination, Robin about Kipling.

Raymond

[sscrooge]

Thanks for the info and link Robin:thumbup: cheers Dave

[militarynut]

hi guys
robin you hit the nail on the head an english pot holder thats correct you must be as old as me 70 to be exact only aged guys like us would know the answer to this mysterious pot holder made of brass thank you robin i am a junk mans son and we found several of them here in america in the early 1950s along with all the third reich treasures in the garbage pails bent us ss visors /medals flags / hats/ daggers/ etc most american mothers hated that garbage in thier homes and in the 1950s you couldnt get 5.00 for any of it just thrown out also there was a plumbing company in new york in the 1920s 30s that sold a three burner cast iron stove with three swaz porcelain gas cocks the swaz emblem was the companys logo at that time they also made plenty of large gas and water cocks for heavy duty plumbing i have had several of them american made not third reich boy this posting brings back many memories thanks guys best andy militarynut

[Robin Lumsden]

You must be as old as me, 70 to be exact.


Most days, I feel a lot older than 70. :blink:

[sscrooge]

Phew,, its times like this im glad i didnt know what it was , i now feel quite young ;) rgds the young pup :D

[Robin Lumsden]

Talking of Rudyard Kipling etc., Lord Baden-Powell gave out swastika badges in the 1920s, as 'Thanks Badges' from the Boy Scout organisation.

I'm just about old enough to remember them!

[dave]

hi gents
found this tin a few years ago,at local boot fair,
all the best
dave

[Robin Lumsden]

Get your washing done here...............

[dave]

gents
another none german swastika i think it must be around
1920,two years good luck,germans should have taken note?no wounder it all started to go belly up around 1941.
dave.

[sscrooge]

just saw some more on the web

[RaymondG]

Hi Dave

It was used a fair bit in the UK in the early 20th century and I can recall seeing an excellent postcard that was bordered with swastikas. In addition, I am sure that the swastika was used in the National Savings Scheme, or something of that ilk.

Raymond

[sscrooge]

me and my blinking swastikas :D won this on ebay last night apparently 3gms in weight 22c gold, whatever and whenever its from it only cost £20 all im worried about is that i hope its gold and not tin

[wilhelm saris]

All over the world the swastika is being used. Look at India, Tibet or Nepal.
Many countries used it before the nazis "lent" the idea for this symbol, we all know that.
I got rid of all of my German Third Reich stuff and these days I do have more swastika's in my home then before: reason?
Many Japanese Juban (underkimono's), Haori and various types of kimono have that symbol woven in the structure of the silk. One sample is given, a Haori (a short jacket, worn over a kimono) from about 1915 into early thirties