Number 1014
Original torch from the Olympic relay from Olympia to Innsbruck 1976. Stainless steel and aluminium, manufactured by United Metalworks, Ranshofen-Berndorf AG. Length 74 cm, plate diameter 21 cm. This torch is very rare and one of less than 100 copies. --This torch was used in the torch relay for the 1976 Winter Olympics in Vorarlberg. The torch comes from the estate of a high-ranking administrative official from Vorarlberg who worked for sports in this Austrian province from 1967 to 1984. He received this torch as a gift from the manufacturer after the torch relay. The torch has two special features: 1) A plaque bearing the inscription "Ein Geschenk der Vereinigte Metallwerke Ranshofen-Berndorf A.G." was affixed to the handle of the torch by the manufacturer. 2) The manufacturer sealed the torch tip with a screw-on capsule to prevent dirt from accumulating inside the torch. The torch's outlet nozzle was attached to this metal capsule. ---The torch has light speckles of corrosion. Condition: A-
Original torch from the Olympic relay from Olympia to Innsbruck 1976. Stainless steel and aluminium, manufactured by United Metalworks, Ranshofen-Berndorf AG. Length 74 cm, plate diameter 21 cm. This torch is very rare and one of less than 100 copies. --This torch was used in the torch relay for the 1976 Winter Olympics in Vorarlberg. The torch comes from the estate of a high-ranking administrative official from Vorarlberg who worked for sports in this Austrian province from 1967 to 1984. He received this torch as a gift from the manufacturer after the torch relay. The torch has two special features: 1) A plaque bearing the inscription "Ein Geschenk der Vereinigte Metallwerke Ranshofen-Berndorf A.G." was affixed to the handle of the torch by the manufacturer. 2) The manufacturer sealed the torch tip with a screw-on capsule to prevent dirt from accumulating inside the torch. The torch's outlet nozzle was attached to this metal capsule. ---The torch has light speckles of corrosion. Condition: A-
