Talk:Swastika Laundry

Bell's Swastika Laundry

As I recall, the laundry merged with dry-cleaners called Bells at some point and, in the early 1960s, the vans carried symbols of both companies. Anybody got definitive information on this? JXM 23:35, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

I don't remember and cannot find anything online on Bell's. Keep looking. ww2censor 02:22, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

I distinctly remember seeing a Swastica Laundry shop window in 1976, probably somewhere south of the city center (I remember seeing it as I rode buses from Dun Laoghaire). Did they have such outlets or was it an independent laundry sprung up after the original company closed? According to this http://comeheretome.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/swastika-laundry-1912-1987/, the co. closed in 1987 which matches my memories. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Spamhog (talk • contribs) 13:29, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Bells Dyers and Cleaners was taken over by Swastika Laundry, sorry I don't know the date. The dry cleaners at the front of the premises in Ballsbridge was called Bells 78.137.156.214 (talk) 16:49, 6 July 2023 (UTC)

Notability

Is this really notable at all? I say not. ΤΕΡΡΑΣΙΔΙΩΣ(^Ταλκ) 07:33, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

Colour of swastika

I have just carried out a general overhaul of this article. One of the changes I have made is to the claim that the vans bore a black swastika on a white background: I have reversed that to white-on-black, on the evidence of the two colour and three black-and-white photos included in the "Come here to me!" article (all of which which definitely show a white swastika, though the background could possibly be a dark red). It's possible that black-on-white was also used, but the only source provided was the photo in the "Electric/Battery Powered Vehicles" article, which, as the article explains, is of a repainted Dartry van, mocked up for a TV series: some better evidence is needed if this is to go back in. GrindtXX (talk) 16:18, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

Dubious: Claim its name, symbol caused "consternation" entirely wrong

The claim that its name and symbol caused "consternation" is entirely wrong. It long predated the Nazi use of the symbol, and everyone in Dublin knew it had nothing whatsoever to do with Nazism. The owner's attitude that he wasn't going to be bullied into changing his company's name by a "jumped up little Austrian corporal" was applauded. Many members of the Jewish community in 'Little Jerusalem' in Portobello in Dublin used the business. It certainly didn't cause 'consternation' nor widespread offence. The claim is unambiguously wrong. 2001:BB6:5974:F658:CC1B:5CBE:D85:A3E0 (talk) 01:24, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

"Consternation", I don't think so. No evidence provided, so I've tempered the WP:LEDE and added a phrase from the main prose. ww2censor (talk) 17:29, 20 August 2020 (UTC)