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Olympic Champion / Veikko Hakulinen / 50 km skiing / 3:33:33 / Oslo 1952 Olympic Champion / Veikko Hakulinen / 50 km skiing / 3:33:33 / Oslo 1952 Olympic Champion / Veikko Hakulinen / 50 km skiing / 3:33:33 / Oslo 1952 Olympic Champion / Veikko Hakulinen / 50 km skiing / 3:33:33 / Oslo 1952 Olympic Champion / Veikko Hakulinen / 50 km skiing / 3:33:33 / Oslo 1952 Olympic Champion / Veikko Hakulinen / 50 km skiing / 3:33:33 / Oslo 1952 Olympic Champion / Veikko Hakulinen / 50 km skiing / 3:33:33 / Oslo 1952 Olympic Champion / Veikko Hakulinen / 50 km skiing / 3:33:33 / Oslo 1952 Olympic Champion / Veikko Hakulinen / 50 km skiing / 3:33:33 / Oslo 1952 Olympic Champion / Veikko Hakulinen / 50 km skiing / 3:33:33 / Oslo 1952 Olympic Champion / Veikko Hakulinen / 50 km skiing / 3:33:33 / Oslo 1952 Olympic Champion / Veikko Hakulinen / 50 km skiing / 3:33:33 / Oslo 1952

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Olympic torch

Helsinki Olympic Games 1952 Olympic torch The Sports Museum of Finland

Category: Utility articles

Designer: Tuhka, Aukusti

Vol. of production (copies):

Year of prod.: 1952

Object number: 0417

Manuf. and place of prod.: Kultakeskus Oy

Commissioned by:

Method of prod.: industrial

Material: silver, birch wood

Measurements: height 60 cm; diameter 12 cm; weight 1080 g

Description: The handle is varnished birch wood, its end part is silver. The cup is made of polished silver, embossed with Olympic rings and a laurel wreath. On its lower edge the text: XV OLYMPIA HELSINKI 1952 HELSINGFORS HELSINKI. On the upper edge 16 holes.

Other information: Silver marks: lion, crown, 813H, castle, Y6

23 torches were made. The burning time of the cartridges used in the torch was 22 minutes.

3D image of the object