Excessively rare and historically significant official 1968 Grenoble Winter Olympics torch, used by French wrestler Daniel Robin to light the Olympic cauldron during the closing ceremonies in Grenoble's Le Stade de Glace on February 18, 1968. The torch, one of just 33 manufactured by the Société Technique d'Equipement et de Fournitures Industrielle (STEFI), is comprised of a handsome rose-gold bronze alloy with red felt-wrapped grip. It measures 30″ long, 4″ at its widest point, and weighs 3.6 lbs. The torch features a long, narrow combustion chamber with a crenelated upper section representing the flame. The sides of the burner head are decorated with two silver plaques featuring the Grenoble emblem designed by Roger Excoffon, depicting the Olympic rings surmounted by a snowflake, and encircled by the text, "Xes Jeux Olympiques d'Hiver, Grenoble 1968"; the third plaque is absent, though some adhesive residue remains.
