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The Swastika used as a symbol for electrical power on a Swedish map in 1934.
Until WWII, the ancient Swastika was a common symbol in countless cultures. Conjuring an image of motion and energy, it was often a symbol of the sun, fertility or good fortune. Whether turned right or left, slanted or standing flat or circular, all these varieties were the same very basic symbol: a twirl.
In Industrial Age Western Europe, it was often used as a symbol for electrical power. In addition to implying a perpetual movement, it also physically resembled a turbine. The symbol was featured in several electrical company logos, or even painted above the entrance of power plants. Remnants of the same imagery can be found in General Electric’s current logo. Most companies, like Sweden’s pioneering electrical company ASEA, discontinued the design after the Nazi takeover in Germany in 1933.
On Swedish maps, however, the symbol lived on as a sign for power plants until 1954. This is Västanfors power plant on a map published by the Swedish General Staff in 1934.
from Planet GS via John Jason Fallows on Inoreader http://ift.tt/1MQAl8h
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