1996 Summer Olympics
For the 1996 Summer Olympics, Erie Plating Company provided metal finishing services for the 10,000+ Olympic torches manufactured by the American Meter Company, also headquartered in Erie, Pennsylvania. Each torch weighed about 3.5 pounds (1.6 kg) and was made primarily of aluminum, with a Georgia pecan wood handle and gold ornamentation.
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