Glass torch filled with liqueur - 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games souvenir
Object Type
Civic mementoes/Souvenir
Date Used
1956
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Object Detail
Brief Description
A glass torch filled with liqueur (possibly port) that was a souvenir from the 1956 Olympic Games. It has a plastic and metal base and gold and black stickers on the bottle and base. The stickers read in part " XVI OLYMPIAD, MELBOURNE, AUST. NOV. 22-DEC.8, 1956..." The base can be separated from the glass bottle.
Measurements
H: 235 W: 90 D: 90mm (H: 9 1/4 W: 3 9/16 D: 3 9/16")
Associated Event
Date Used
1956
Location
In storage
Registration No
1998.3397.2
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by James and Vassilia Corones
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