You can own a piece of local Olympic history!
RR Auction in Boston is putting the 1960 Winter Olympic Games torch up for sale.
The description reads:
Excessively rare official torch of the Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics, marked as number "10" on the bottom of the handle, comprised of silver aluminum and measuring 19˝ long, considered to be among the rarest and most valuable of all Olympic torches. Inspired by the Ralph Lavers design of the torches used in 1948 and 1956, this torch was designed by legendary Disney 'imagineer' John Hench, and features three Olympic rings cutouts around the bowl, above a circular legend: "VIII Olympic Winter Games." Below is the Squaw Valley Games emblem between two branches and the legend "Olympia to Squaw Valley." The burner wick remains in place. The torch exhibits some minor scuffing to the bowl and handle. Consignor notes that this was acquired from the estate of a California state employee who was responsible for for the safety of the of the torch runners.
At the time of this writing, the bid was at more than $137,000. The online auction ends July 18.
Other highlights include a 1924 Paris Olympics Gold Medal, and the first 2024 Paris Olympic Torch to be offered on the market.
You can bid on the torch by clicking here.
(RR Auction contributed to this report.)
