TORCH

Description: BASE OF TORCH IS REMOVABLE. THE HANDLE IS CYLINDRICAL - 20.3 CM LTH., FROM THERE, 4 PIECES OF ALUMINUM, PERPENDICULAR TO EACH OTHER WIDEN FROM 1.9 CM TO 7.3 CM TO MAKE A ROUND ALUMINUM PIECE - 14.6 CM DIA. THE 4 PIECES NARROW DOWN TO TOP OF TORCH. TOP OF CYLINDER IS BLACKENED FROM FLAME - 10.5 CM LTH. A 1.6 CM CORD IS BLACKENED AT TOP. IT PROTRUDES APPROXIMATELY 1.9 CM OUT OFOPENING.

History: 1975 JEUX CANADA WINTER GAMES HELD IN LETHBRIDGE FEBRUARY 11-23. *UPDATE* ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2021, COLLECTIONS TECHNICIAN KEVIN MACLEAN, INTERVIEWED LEN OVERBEEKE OF THE ENMAX CENTRE. HE HAD THE FOLLOWING TO SAY ABOUT THE CANADA WINTER GAMES TORCH: “… I KNOW IT WAS USED – WHETHER IT WAS OPENING OR CLOSING CEREMONIES; WHETHER IT WAS CARRIED IN BY THE ATHLETES… I KNOW THAT IT WAS USED WITHIN THE CEREMONIES.” FOR MORE INFORMATION INCLUDING THE FULL INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTION, LETHBRIDGE HERALD ARTICLES AND PHOTOS REFERENCED, PLEASE SEE THE PERMANENT FILE P20190033001-GA.