FACITMAN
Could not pass this guy by. Had to have him.
He’s an advertising figure for the Swedish Facit adding machine from the 1950’s. So adorable. He sits by my computer and keeps me company.
FACITMAN
Submitted by Bev Hogue
June 14th, 2011
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Allee Willis
Love him! Did they use him as a store display? Now you need to get a matching adding machine.
Is he made of plaster? And do his arms move?
denny
I would have snatched him up too!
Bev Hogue
Allee he was used as an advertising display prop in exhibitions and in store windows. Originally there was a lot of resistance to the human character because there was nothing like this in Facit’s competitors.
But slowly after being introduced in PR material and instruction booklets over time his popularity grew.
He’s made of a plastic. His arms and feet do move. He has magnets on the bottom of his shoes probably to attach to the actual metal adding machines. His hat is removable and is fasten by a string that attaches to a hook on top of his head.
I’ve searched other Facitmen and can’t determine his age because the color of his overalls are almost a khaki green and that color doesn’t appear in any figure.
Anyhow, loving the Facitman and he’s good company. Always making some comment on my work:)
k2dtw
Great post… I’ve never seen one, I love him!!
Douglas Wood
Wow– I used to have this guy when I was a kid but haven’t seen one since, and it kills me that I don’t still have it. I don’t even know how I got it; think I found it on the floor of the hallway by my locker in junior high.