1936 Berlin Olympics torch holder engraved with the torch relay route

Identifier
irn81244
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2014.414.1
Dates
1 Jan 1935 - 31 Dec 1936, 1 Jan 1936 - 31 Dec 1936
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 10.750 inches (27.305 cm) | Width: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm)

Creator(s)

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

Genre

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