Etsy seller Curious Goods Curios has a nice wrinkle on the now-traditional steampunk clockwork ring; these ones spin around and around. I'd buy one, but there's no UK shipping.
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Spinning steampunk jewelry
Etsy seller Curious Goods Curios has a nice wrinkle on the now-traditional steampunk clockwork ring; these ones spin around and around. I'd buy one, but there's no UK shipping.
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A Jewish blogger showcasing symbols of the Nazi SS.
Epic Fail!
This is what an SS skull looks like:
http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&hl=en&safe=off&sa=1&q=ss+skull
Skulls themselves are not SS symbols.
Also: Godwin's Law. You lose.
@ #1
Also the symbol of pirates,ha har, and many other non Nazi groupings, your fail, matey!
Just to note - most etsy sellers (including this one, judging by a quick peruse of store policies) do ship internationally. They don't always list "everywhere else" as a shipping option directly on the item because international shipping rates can vary so much depending on the item. But if you ask, they will add your country to the list and I'm sure, be happy to ship to you!
Just sayin'... :)
It does look an awful lot like the totenkopf. I remember some t-shirt company getting reamed for a shirt that contained an appropriated version of the image. I think its a bit silly to assume that any skull and crossbones is Nazi related, but totenkopf rings are definitely something associated with the SS.
In conclusion: AWKWARD.
Regardless of whether one sees the SS symbol on that ring - if a symbol was at some point in the past used by evil, can the older meanings never be reclaimed or new ones created?
UniversalCitizen, No, I don't see a swastika becoming a household symbol any time soon. Symbols used to inflict incredible horror upon a population tend to not be forgotten soon or easily.
and yes -- despite how much you'd really, really like it to be some epic cultural fail, it just looks like a rather ordinary skull and crossbones to me.
Arggghh, matey! Just ask the seller if they'll ship your desired cargo over the bounding main - many will, if requested. Or have a member of your scurvy crew order it on your behalf.
"definitely something associated with the SS"
...or Keith Richards.
I have to agree with @#1 on this one... it is just a wee bit too close to the SS death's head for me to want to wear it.
Also #5 makes a good point. Some day that particular looking skull will probably lose its association with the Nazi's. But would you wear a ring with a big silver swastika? It is a very ancient symbol with previous positive connotations.
They spinnin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOCu45gI9-k
Hello all. Thank you kindly for posting the ring about I designed!
Just to clarify, this ring has nothing to do with Nazis or the SS. This motif was inspired by the movie "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" in which villain was called "Totenkoff" (Death's Head). This charm is actually a Jolly Roger from an old charm bracelet repurposed. The skull and cross bones is a popular motif in the US. Once it was found on all medicines that were poisonous and several antique poison bottles were shaped as such. (I once made replicas of those, too) It's still popular today with the resurgence of pirate themed movies and, of course, with Halloween around the corner the symbol is everywhere.
I'm sorry some found something negative about the pirate symbol, but if you search hard enough you will find some Nazi connection to anything. However, I'm not dropping my pirate designs as pirates and the Jolly Roger are very AMERICAN. If my designs offend, then move along - you have a right to your opinion- but someone else will see it for what it is without being a putz. That's the nature of art - paint a picture of flower and most people see a flower, a few will see symbolism of artistic angst and a few will see some massive hidden orgy that is a threat to society.
Again, thank you Cory Doctorow for posting about my shop! It's completely sold out and I am forever indebted to you. Mwah! (Yes, I am female.)
It doesn't look any more like the Totenkopf than the Jolly Roger does. It's a generic skull and bones - still used in dozens of different settings for various things, none of which are Nazi related.
Oh, and here's the EU standard symbol for toxic substances:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hazard_T.svg
Is the EU now a Nazi regime?? More at eleven!
Boo Steamcrack! Booooooooo! Love BB, no like the dead, DEAD, dead waste of time/talent. It'll never be the 1800's in the future or now. If you wanna get real with it, why not child labor and the plight of coal miners?
Actually, the difference between the Jolly Roger, and the symbol used in the ring above (totenkopf) is quite clear.
The Jolly Roger has its bones below the skull, and the Totenkopf has them behind, specifically.
"Totenkopf ... It is distinguished from the similar traditions of the skull and crossbones and the Jolly Roger by the positioning of the bones directly behind the skull."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolly_Roger
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totenkopf
There's evil, and then there evillest:
SS-Totenkopfverbände
So you might want to watch out making it into "art". The symbols the top Nazis chose were all with an artistic appeal in mind.
And it never crosses Godwin's Law when you are discussing actual Nazis.
And pirates are okay, they're in the Constitution.
All the ones on the SS uniforms are facing to the right or left - this one's facing dead ahead.
I had a Joe Boxer pinky ring watch with a spinning smiley face. Not as butch though....
Yeah, not close enough to instantly associate it with the SS, in my mind. I can see how this might work as a costume prop to *approximate* the idea of an SS officer, or how it wouldn't stick out as terribly off on someone dressed as an SS officer, but I wouldn't think "SS!" if I saw it as part of an otherwise regular outfit.
also the symbol of the inside of your head.
@21 - I think you win!
The symbol of my yoga lineage includes a swastika, a six-pointed star and a rising sun. I can't really get whipped up about questionable Nazi connections to the Jolly Roger.
@ #12
Actually historical Pirates are far more European than AMERICAN. Just because you're from AMERICA doesn't mean pirates are too.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piracy
Yeah - there are dozens and dozens of different kinds of skull/crossbone images historically used by different pirates, organizations, etc etc.
Also, the whole swastika thing? I guess you've never been in a Hindu or Buddhist temple if you don't think it'll ever become mainstream. I'm confronted with them several times a week.