1936 Berlin Olympics torch holder with the torch relay route
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 10.625 inches (26.988 cm) | Width: 6.250 inches (15.875 cm)
Creator(s)
- Walter Lemcke (Designer)
- ThyssenKrupp AG (Manufacturer)
Archival History
The 1936 Olympic torch holder was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund
Funding Note: The acquisition of this collection was made possible by The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund.
Scope and Content
Olympic torch holder used during the 1936 Berlin Olympics. It is engraved with the 1936 Olympics torch relay route from Olympia, Greece, to Berlin, Germany.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Stainless steel torch holder with a flared base engraved with the 1936 torch relay route from Olympia, Greece, to Berlin, Germany, winding around the handle. The handle is hollow with a circular plate with a curled edge at the top. The hollow center of handle passed through the plate and would have held the wooden torch. Engraved above the relay route is a Reichsadler, a dexter facing eagle holding the Olympic rings in place of the usual swastika in its talons. There is German text engraved on the top of the torch and on the plate and the shaft.
Subjects
- German--History--1933-1945.
- Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)
- National socialism and sports--Germany.
Genre
- Object
- Furnishings and Furniture