Facitman History

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Who is this guy?

The "Facit man" is an advertising figure developed by the adding machine manufacturer Facit of Sweden. He was first used in manuals and advertising in the 1950's with plastic figures created in a few different designs for shop display and to give to customers.

The pictures below show small figures given to customers including my first Facitman, the 1970's grey version picked up at a computer trade show in the early 1980's. Other designs included larger figures up to 40cm tall


Late 50's or early 60's Facitman Made in Sweden, 110mm tall	1960's Facitman "Yellow" Made in Hong Kong, 95mm tall	1960's Facitman "Orange" Made in Hong Kong, 95mm tall	1970's Facitman "Grey" Made in Hong Kong, 95mm tall	Bronze Facitman 60mm tall
Hard Plastic Head rotates Right arm rotate String from hat Yellow Hair Magnets in feet	Soft Plastic Head rotates Both arms rotate Stick on Badge String from hat Brown Hair Magnets in feet	Soft Plastic Head rotates Both arms rotate Stick on Badge String from hat Stick on Badge Magnets in feet	Soft Plastic Head rotates Both arms rotate Stick on Badge Brown Hair Magnets in feet	Bronze Solid cast
	Hat, Head and arms can be detached	Hat, Head and arms can be detached	Hat, Head and arms can be detached
	I have another example with pink'ish face, without red buttons and magnets	This example is still in it's original bag	This example missing the badge and magnets	Tarnished with oxidisation (Flash washes out tarnish)