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Very desirable safety lamp from the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, 10″ in height and 3.5″ in diameter, manufactured by the Protector Lamp and Lighting Co., of Eccles, Manchester, which has produced Olympic lanterns for the last 30 years. The safety lamp consists of a lower globe and brass frame, which features plates to the front and back; the front features the Sochi Games emblem, and the back bears the maker plate, which identifies the lamp as “Type 6, M & Q, Safety Lamps, Approval No. B/28.” The globe and frame house the interior lamp chimney and burner, with the base marked “97/”; the frame and plates exhibit scattered light scuffing and wear. The design is a modified miner’s lamp, which enables the Olympic flame to be safely transported by aircraft.
The Olympic flame was lit in Olympia, Greece, on September 13, 2013, and made its way onto Russian soil on October 7, traveling through all eighty-three regions of the Russian Federation during its five-month and 65,000 km relay. Additionally, other specially designed Sochi torches reached the North Pole, the summit of Mount Elbrus, submerged 13 meters into Lake Baikal, and another even entered outer space, with cosmonauts Oleg Kotov and Sergei Rayazansky passing the torch outside the International Space Station.
