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OLYMPIC ARTIFACTS - SALES and AUCTIONS Most items are for Sale, Trade or Auction, until a minimum price is reached, plus 30 days in which one can bid less or more Dollars as the listed or reached prices. WE SPECIALIZE IN OLYMPIC TORCHES! BUY - SELL - TRADE Because of the weakness of the U.S. Dollar and scarcity of rare Olympic torches some torches are priced in Dollars and some in Euros. All torches and other items on this website may be bid on until our minimum price goal is reached. We accept some Olympic items for auction and do not charge a fee to the buyer, when an object is won. We reserve the right to accept or refuse the sale on some of the Olympic artifacts and any items we do not sell. All torches and medals are locked up in our bank safes in Oregon and are only available from May to the end of September. YOU MAY BID ALL YEAR LONG ON ALL TORCHES AND OTHER LISTED ITEMS
TORCHES OF THE SUMMER OLYMPICS 1. BERLIN 1936, Original Official Torch in Extra Fine Museum Quality, 27cm high, designed by Carl Diem, made by Krupp Stahl Werke, GMBH of Nirosta Steel, used by a German Olympic Athlete in one of the German segments near during the first Olympic Torch Relay from Olympia to Berlin. It comes with a true picture of the torch bearer, an Olympic Athlete and with his true diploma, presented to him for running his segment in Germany, during the first Olympic Torch Run from Olympia, to Berlin, a distance of 3075 km, which was covered in 12 days. An extremely scarce torch in this condition, especially with the Torchbearer's picture while he is running with the torch and a true copy of his diploma. Our minimum asking price is 7,500.00 Euros, plus shipping. 1b. 1936 Berlin Olympic Torch in the same condition without the torchbearer's diploma and photo, is priced at $ 5,000.00 plus shipping charges. 1c. 1936 Berlin Olympic Torch in the same condition, but with a copy of torchbearer's diploma and relay photo, is priced at $ 6,000.00 plus shipping. 2. LONDON 1948, Unused official Torch, in mint condition, made of white metal, 47cm long. The bowl of this torch is fully polished, without gray patina on bowl, with cut out rings over the London Olympiad legend. Magnesium based fuel gave the torch a very bright flame. Olympian John Mark entered with the Olympic Flame and lit the cauldron. The 1948 torch is becoming rare, as very few were made and is rare in this mint like condition. This torch will not be available until May 2008, when we will get to Oregon. Please contact us for the exact price, but in the meantime we accept bids. The torch was obtained by me directly from the factory that made them and the bowl is of high polish rather than the matted version. $4,850.00 plus shipping. 3. MEXICO 1968, Original Official Silver Aluminum Torch with black doves on top and wooden handle 53cm long, used in the waters of the Isthmus by swimmers and small boats to get the Olympic Flame to the ship that took the Olympic Flame from Athens to Mexico and may also have been used when small boats and swimmers were used to bring the Olympic Flame to the solid land of Mexico. Our Mexican torches have been obtained in 1968, directly from the President of the 1968 Olympic Organizing Committee of the Games in Mexico, Pedro Ramirez and are not any of the re-makes that are being sold in Mexico and throughout the United States. The torch is used and in good condition and is in it's original pictorial torch container, $ 2,250.00 plus shipping. SOLD! 4. MEXICO 1968, Original Official White Metal Torch with Black handle 53cm long. This type of torch was used in Mexico City on the last day to carry the torch into the Stadium and inside the stadium by Olympian female athlete and torchbearer Norma Enriqueta Basilio de Sotelo who, after running with the flaming torch around the stadium, ascended the steps to the cauldron and transfered the Olympic Flame into the Olympic Cauldron under great applause. This torch has been used the last day and is in VERY FINE condition and it comes in it's original pictorial container. $ 2,500.00 plus shipping. No other fees! 5. MUNICH 1972, Krupp Steel, used, 73cm long, EXTRA FINE. 5,917 torches were made. The flame was lit in Olympia, the Greek Archipelago on July 28, 1972 and was carried 5,539 km for 29 days by 5,976 runners, until it got to Munich. Some torches were shared by several runners, by which some of the torches got burnt more than others and when the Olympic Flame reached the new Munich Olympic Stadium, the Cauldron was lit by the German Athlete and Olympian Guenther Zahn. Buy the torch now for only $ 2,250.00 plus shipping. No other fees! 6. MUNICH 1972, Miniature 1972 Munich Torch, about the same color and quality as the large torch, that can also be used as a cigarette lighter. $295.00 plus shipping. No other fees! 7. MOSCOW 1980. Used torch, 56.1cm long in VERY FINE condition with very light wear. 5.200 torches were made. It is made of gray Aluminum alloy with gold aluminum trim and shows the Moscow Olympic logo and legend. The torch was designed by Boris Tuchin, with Runners carrying the torch for thirty days from Olympia, Greece, through Bulgaria and Rumania to Moscow's Olympic Stadium, a distance of 4,976 km. $ 2,550.00, plus shipping. No other fees! 8. LOS ANGELES 1984, Unused Torch in mint condition in the original black leatherette case with the Stars in Motion.10,000 torches were made. The torch is made of brass finished aluminum, the bowl portrays the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the Olympic Rings and shows Citius-Altius-Fortius. The Olympic Flame was lit on May 7, 1984 in Olympia, Greece and was put in Miner's lamps and arrived the following day in New York by air, from where it left on an extended route through 33 states, taking 82 days for 9,375 miles and over 10,000 Torchbearers paid $ 3,000.00 each to carry the Flame to Los Angeles, where it was carried by Rafer Johnson, the Gold Medal Winner in Decathlon for the 1960 Rome Olympics and Jesse Owens' granddaughter Gina Hemphill around the stadium and then Rafer Johnson went up the steps to light the cauldron of the Olympic Flame. Our Price is $3,500.00 plus shipping. No other fees! 8b. LOS ANGELES 1984, same torch as above, with Greek or English torch instructions and custom framed Greek or English Torchbearers Diploma. Price: $4,750.00 plus shipping. No other fees! 9. ATLANTA 1996, Unused Torch in mint condition. 17,170 torches were made. The Torch was designed by Peter Mastrogiannis and is 80 cm long and was made of Georgia Pecan wood and aluminum. The Torch portrays 22 reeds, which represent the cities where the Olympic Games were held since 1896. Two gold plated brass bands display the the Atlanta torch logo and quilt of leaves design and the other lists all Olympic cities since Athens 1896. The wooden Pecan handle represents the connection of the flame between heaven and earth. The Olympic Flame was lit in Olympia, Greece and reached Los Angeles on April 27 and ended 84 days later at the Atlanta Centennial Stadium after it was carried by 10,000 torchbearers on foot, horses, trains, ships, hydroplanes and bicycles. The Flame was carried through the stadium by several Olympic athletes until it reached Muhammad Ali, the Gold Medal winner in Boxing at the 1960 Rome Olympics. He supposedly later, threw the medal into the Ohio river. Although this may not be true, he was given another replacement medal at the Atlanta Olympics. $3,000.00 including a participant medal in it's original presentation box, plus shipping and insurance. No other fees! This is one of the most beautiful Olympic Torches ever made. 10. SYDNEY 2000, Unused Official Torch in mint condition. 12,000 torches were manufactured by G.A.L. Harrington Pty Ltd. The torch is 72 cm long and is made of three different metal layers of which the outer is a glossy white aluminum with a fine Kevlar cloth laid into the paint, appearing to be the tiles of the Sydney Opera. The middle layer is blue anodized aluminum which contains the fuel canister and the inner layer is of dark gray polished stainless steel and contains the fuel and combustion system. The fuel used was a butane and propane mixture. The torch design was inspired by the Sydney Opera House, which it portrays, the blue waters of the Pacific Ocean and the subtle curved lines of a Boomerang. The three layers of the torch represent earth, water and fire. The Olympic Flame was lit in Olympia, Greece on May 12, 2000 and traveled through Guam and twelve other Oceania countries before arriving in the town of Uluru, Australia on June 8, 2000. From there, the flame traveled 27,000 km and was carried by more than 10,000 relay runners before arriving at the Sydney Olympic Stadium on the 15th of September, 2000. Olympic Athlete Cathy Freeman entered the stadium with the Olympic Flame and lit the cauldron. $ 3,250.00 plus shipping. No other fees! Another beautiful Olympic Torch. TORCHES OF THE WINTER OLYMPICS 11. INNSBRUCK 1976, Unused Torch in mint condition 74.6 cm long, in original factory box. Design and manufacture by Vereinigte Metallwerke Rantshofen, Austria. There were two beautiful cauldrons set up on Mount Ischl to remember and commemorate the 1964 Olympics only twelve years earlier and the other cauldron was newly made for the 1976 Winter Games. The Olympic Flame for the 1964 Games Cauldron was lit by Olympian Alpine Skiier Christl Haas, and the Olympic Cauldron for the 1976 Games, was lit by Olympian Josef Feistmantl, a Luge participant and for me, it was a most beautiful sight to see the the two cauldrons burning with the two Olympic Flames at the same time. The Innsbruck 1976 Torch is one of the most beautiful in design. It actually has the Olympic Rings in metal imposed on the two sides of the torch and is smartly designed to depict the ski jumping and downhill slope, as well as the platform of the two cauldrons with the inscription "INNSBRUCK 1976". Only very few torches were made. A very rare torch. SOLD! 12. LILLEHAMMER 1994, Small Souvenir Torch in mint condition with the original wood stand wit the logo and in the original box. A beautiful collectable and souvenir. Size about 24" $ 250.00 in souvenir box, plus shipping. No other fees! 13. SALT LAKE CITY 2002, Unused Official Olympic Torch in mint condition, 84 cm long and weighs three lbs, with a complete unused Torchbearer Uniform including shirt, hat and gloves, also in mint condition. The torch was designed and built by Georgia Tech Professor Sam Shelton, who also designed and built the 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Torch. The Salt Lake Olympic Torch was designed to look like a fiery icicle. The body is tapered from about 7.5 to 1.3 cm on the bottom, with an antique silver finish and dark shaded grooves that run from top to bottom. The outer shell is made from aluminum and chrome plating, to produce a high-polished chrome finish and contains the Salt Lake Games logo and etched in text "light the fire within" and for the first time, the torch is topped with a glass crown which allows the flame to be visible as it emerges from a copper cauldron. The materials in the torch represent the ideals of the Olympic Winter Games: Glass represents winter and nature, as well as ice and purity; the high polished chrome-silver represents modern technology, while the aged silver finish stands for heritage, tradition and heirlooms of the West. Copper represents theOOK fire, the warmth and the passion of Utah's history. Each torch is unique! The Olympic Flame traveled 13,500 miles and was carried by more than 11,500 torchbearers and their accompanying runners for 65 days through 46 states, before it arrived at Rice-Eccles Stadium on February 8, 2002 for the Opening Ceremony. 14,000 torches were made. The Cauldron was lit by the1980 Ice Hockey Champion Team that won Gold Medals in Lake Placid in 1980. The Torch with Torchbearer Uniform is: $ 3,350.00 plus shipping. UNUSED TORCHBEARER UNIFORM $ 600.00. 14. TORINO 2006: Used Torch in fine condition. The Torino Torch has an outer shell of aluminum and the inside is constructed of steel, copper and tech-polymers and is painted with a special blue paint that is heat resistant. It is 77cm long, weighs about one and one half kilos and in a way has the shape of a Ski. The Olympic Flame was lit in Olympia on November 27, 2005 and arrived in Rome on December 8, 2005 and the Torch relay started the next day in Rome on December 9, 2005 and traveled 11.300 km in 64 days, passing through 140 cities and National Olympic Committee countries like Switzerland, San Marino, Slovenia, Austria and France. There were 10,001 torchbearers who shared the torch among several runners causing some torches to be burnt more than others. The Olympic Flame entered the Olympic Stadium carried by three time Olympic gold medal Champion Alberto Tomba, who passed it on to the four Gold Medal winners of the Italian 4x10 km team in Lillehammer, Silvio Fauner, Marco Albarello, Manzilio de Zolt and Giorgio Vanzetta, who passed it on to Piero Gros the 1976 gold medal winner in Innsbruck, Austria, who passed it to three time gold medal winner Debora Compagnoni, from 1992 Albertville to 1998 Nagano, who finally passed the flame to four time Cross-Country Gold Medal Skiing Legend since 1980 Lake Placid, Stefania Belmondo, who took the Olympic Flame and skied a small distance and lit the Cauldron with the Olympic Flame among a great ovation. $ 1,200.00 plus shipping. No other fees! OTHER RARE OLYMPIC ARTIFACTS "THE COMPLETE GOLD BOOK OF THE 1984 LOS ANGELES OLYMPIC GAMES": This book and it's handmade Mahagony wood presentation case could easily have sold for 10,000 to 15,000 Dollars in 1984 and 1985 when the Dollar was still worth something and a Dollar was a Dollar. Only ten boxes were produced and given to the President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, Vice President George Bush Sr, IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch, Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, the Governor of California, the three top officials of the 1984 Olympic Games, Chairman Harry Usher, President Peter Ueberath and the President of the USOC. Our museum was able to purchase the two cases that were left over, as well as the rare Programs, of which only 100 programs were ordered. We have one complete set, comprising the presentation box with exterior and interior gold plaques, the leather bound book with gold plaque and with the 34 signatures of Olympic medalists some from as far back as 1932 and 1936. Gold Books, with 34 signatures sold in 1985 for $ 3000.00 and Gold Books with 29 to 31 signatures sold for $ 2,000.00 without the program, which is $ 150.00 alone. We include with all books, the very rare program, the certificate of authenticity and a list of the athletes that signed the books, which was quite a procedure for all 500 numbered books, the 34 athletes and the 100 guests that were invited, of which 80 came. President Reagan, V.P. Bush, President Samaranch, Mayor Bradley, Governor Deukmejian and a few other invitees that were invited did not come, since they had more important things to do, but the three LAOOC officials did show up and for some reason, one of the boxes did not get delivered and I was able to purchase the two complete sets and am selling one of them. I am asking $ 10,000.00, but it may be somewhat negotiable, although not by much, depending on the value of the Dollar at the time.
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