This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/11/2018
Offered
here is a used Olympic torch from the historic 1936 Summer Games held
in Berlin when Germany was under Nazi rule. This was the first time the
Olympic torch relay was held, with the flame traveling from Olympia,
Greece, through Europe and ultimately arriving at Olympic stadium in
Berlin after 12 days and 3,187 km. African-American Jesse Owens was the
star of these Games, winning four gold medals for USA and showing the
world just how wrong Hitler's ideology of a superior white race really
was.
Designed
by Walter Lemcke and Peter Wolf and manufactured by Friedrich Krupp AG,
the beautifully crafted torch features an engraving of the 11 major
cities traveled that covers the length of the shaft as well as the five
interlocking Olympic rings held in the talons of the German coat of
arms. It stands 10.75 inches (27cm) tall, with the circular top section
measuring 6 inches (15 cm) in diameter. The circular
top has a 4cm hole where the cylinder component allowing it to be lit
would be attached. Very well-preserved with evidence of use inside the burner hole.