A 1936 Berlin Xi Summer Olympic Games Torch Hold The week-long efforts to rescue

The week-long efforts to rescue the miners were widely followed by national media until it was obvious that there would be no survivors

Solingen - Measuring 427 mm

Photocopy of roll page of 1st Kings African Rifles showing entitlement to clasp

inscribed in black ink "Mtr

in silver (marked 800 on reverse)

A 1936 Berlin Xi Summer Olympic Games Torch Hold The week-long efforts to rescueThis German made stainless steel torch has a three piece construction and was a pioneer in its field, as it was the first torch constructed for a modern Olympic relay. The 155 mm wide flat top has a 40 mm wide opening, allowing for placing of fuel and the expected rising flame to come. It has two inscriptions around the mouth, "ALS DANK DEM TRAGER" (As a Thanks to the Exchanger) and "ORGANISATIONSKOMITEE FR DIE XI OLYMPIADE BERLIN 1936" (Organizing