Nazi oxygen bottle

[BigThicketBoy]

Pretty cool! Crown Central Petroleum in Pasadena used to have a boiler unit that was built in the early 40’s. The valves all had the Nazi waffenampt stamped into them.


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Those came from Bethlehem Steel if I remember correctly.
Shell Deer Park has some still

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[Phillip Fields]

Prior to the adoption of the swastika by the Nazis in the 1920s the swastika symbol had been in use for thousands of years. Just because an item has a swastika on it does not mean it was a Nazi item. For a time, a gold swastika on a red background was the insignia of the 45th Infantry Division, Oklahoma National Guard. The swastika was considered to be a Native American good luck sign. It was chosen to represent the unit in the 1920’s, well before the it became the infamous symbol of Nazi Germany. Following the rise of the Nazi party in Germany in the 1930’s, the insignia was switched to a gold thunderbird on a red background.

[oktx]

Prior to the adoption of the swastika by the Nazis in the 1920s the swastika symbol had been in use for thousands of years. Just because an item has a swastika on it does not mean it was a Nazi item. For a time, a gold swastika on a red background was the insignia of the 45th Infantry Division, Oklahoma National Guard. The swastika was considered to be a Native American good luck sign. It was chosen to represent the unit in the 1920’s, well before the it became the infamous symbol of Nazi Germany. Following the rise of the Nazi party in Germany in the 1930’s, the insignia was switched to a gold thunderbird on a red background.

This.

[oktx]

I was raised very close to Chilicco Indian School. Here is a pic of the basketball team.

[Jmh05]

Very interesting stuff!

[txpitdog]

Prior to the adoption of the swastika by the Nazis in the 1920s the swastika symbol had been in use for thousands of years. Just because an item has a swastika on it does not mean it was a Nazi item. For a time, a gold swastika on a red background was the insignia of the 45th Infantry Division, Oklahoma National Guard. The swastika was considered to be a Native American good luck sign. It was chosen to represent the unit in the 1920’s, well before the it became the infamous symbol of Nazi Germany. Following the rise of the Nazi party in Germany in the 1930’s, the insignia was switched to a gold thunderbird on a red background.

The ones on the valves in the boiler unit were the eagle atop the swastika and were actual Nazi symbols. I understand what you mean though, Indian/Hindu symbols use a reverse swastika that is sometimes confused for the Nazis.


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[ostey22]

Very cool. Saw a nazi bottle many years ago in a machine shop. They were going to cut it up and build something out of, pretty cool.