ASEA motor

I'm not sure if I should post this item in this particular forum but seeing it is definitely vintage I guess it qualifies.
An old ASEA 3 phase motor for sale on ebay recently...Antique Electric Motor | eBay
Of particular interest is the fact that it has a swastika as part of the official manufacturers plate.
It was obviously made during the war.
I doubt there would be too many electrical motors for sale in Australia that has this emblem.
Note: I have nothing to do with this sale nor its owner.

Stewie

Not necessarily war related at all.

The Swastika as a symbol has been around for centuries,

Have a look at the Wikipedia entry for swastika.
It was a widely used emblem on many religious objects/symbols and products well before the Nazis adopted it as one of their symbols.

What Bob said. I actually remember seeing them quite a lot when visiting the temples in Japan a number of years back.

What Bob and Bueller both said! :-)
I've seen it in many unexpected places, Hagia Sophia in Istanbul is one. Before it collected the bad vibes we associate it with today it was a symbol for good luck. In fact doing a quick wiki search shows that ASEA used the swastika in their logo from about 1890 to 1933. I'm guessing the symbol was getting a bit hot for a company from a neutral company to use by then.
Also that dates the motor in question as no later than early 30s.

However, that doesn't mean that you never find the swastika and "that" association. I was helping do the dishes one evening and found this.Attachment 416521

Regards
SWK

I know the historical aspect of the swastika in various forms over the years by a diverse range of cultures. I didn't know that ASEA used it prior to WWII.
I stand corrected ( again ).

Stewie

According to to linguistic expert who was once my Japanese language teacher the swastika was the first written symbol and meant meeting point as it represents a crossroads.

It was also commonly used as a good luck symbol for brides here in Australia along with lace and satin horse shoes.



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The swastika also has two versions, clockwise and counter-clockwise, which vary by the region it comes from