1936 Berlin Olympics torch holder engraved with the torch relay route
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 10.750 inches (27.305 cm) | Width: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm)
Creator(s)
- ThyssenKrupp AG (Manufacturer)
- Walter Lemcke (Designer)
Archival History
The Olympic torch holder was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Eitan Zepkowitz.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Zepkowitz family. This gift is made by the Zepkowitz family in memory of the Rzepkowicz family of Koluszki, Lodz, Poland and of the Bloch family of Munkacz, Hungary, who were murdered by the Nazis.
Scope and Content
Olympic torch holder used during the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
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
- Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)
- German--History--1933-1945.
- National socialism and sports--Germany.
Genre
- Furnishings and Furniture
- Object