Brass Nazi "T" on-off handle found in Oklahoma?

[ammo_u]

What is this from?

 

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[pippinwhitepaws]

natural gas valve shutoff...


not Nazi.

 

[oney]

natural gas valve shutoff...

not Nazi.

The poor swastika. Going from such a cherished symbol only to be tainted by the national socialists. Just an ordinary old shut off valve with no relevance to the third reich. Even after the symbol was adopted by the nazi party it was still a popular good luck symbol and used commonly in the western world. You got yourself some brass scrap at least.

 

[ammo_u]

I understand that. The Osage have their own meaning for the symbol. This has a 1939 stamp. Not arguing with you on what this is or isnt but I think its easy to see why I might think it was Nazi connected

 

[vpnavy]

I agree with oney. Based on everything I've read - in the early part of the 20th century the swastika was a very popular and widely used good luck symbol and displayed on a bunch of consumer goods. I found reference to the American Crane Valve Co. using the swastika in 1920's - again as a good luck symbol on their products. You might take a look at Non-German Swastikas...

 

[oney]

I understand that. The Osage have their own meaning for the symbol. This has a 1939 stamp. Not arguing with you on what this is or isnt but I think its easy to see why I might think it was Nazi connected

Oh. Well, that changes everything. I didn't figure to ask what was on the reverse. This is interesting to me now. Time to research! Ha

 

[jewelerguy]

when I was a kid I found a gas valve with a swastika on it with my detector. your post reminded me of that find from many years ago. I did some looking on the net and found that a company called Crane Valve Company produced them in the 20's and used the swastika on the product as a good luck symbol. cool find. I wish I still had mine

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

apologize for the short answer...having a day here...sorry.
until 1945, and the Americans finally understood what the Nazi had been doing, that symbol had retained it's pre-historical attributes...everything changed after dachau.

 

[ammo_u]

thanks for the replies. I was not sure if this was something Henry Ford had made for Nazi Germany (known Nazi sympathizer/supporter prior to the US joining WWII)

 

[doc-d]

Nice find anyway

 

[mariposagold]

Nice find indeed. Can't wait to find my first item with that good luck symbol. Being particularly fond of Archaic English Language, I find items no longer PC just as compelling.

 

[unclemac]

no no no no....we see this from time to time here...it is not nazi related....there is a company related answer.