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Vito Zichittella and Roasting Heritage of Zicaffè, 1929
In 1929, within the sun-drenched maritime trading post of Marsala at the westernmost tip of Sicily, passionate merchant Vito Zichittella opened a small artisan…
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The Foundation of Poligrafico dello Stato in Rome, 1928
On December 6, 1928, by Royal Decree Law No. 2744, the Italian State established the Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato in Rome. Headquartered in the…
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Eden Fumagalli and the Birth of Candy in Monza, 1927
In 1927, master mechanical technician Eden Fumagalli established the Officine Meccaniche Eden Fumagalli (OMEF) in Monza. Originally dedicated to high-precision machine tools and specialized…
August 2026
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Egidio Brugola and Hexagon Screws of Brianza, 1926
In 1926, in the industrious Brianza municipality of Lissone, young blacksmith and mechanical innovator Egidio Brugola founded the Officine Egidio Brugola. Renowned worldwide for…
August 2026
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Giovanni Treccani and the Enciclopedia Italiana, 1925
On February 18, 1925, industrialist Giovanni Treccani degli Alfieri and philosopher Giovanni Gentile founded the Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana in Rome. Established in the magnificent…
August 2026
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Pandolfini and the Art Auctions of Florence, 1924
In 1924, within the renaissance palace of Palazzo Ramirez-Montalvo along Borgo degli Albizi in Florence, Cavalier Luigi Pandolfini founded Casa d'Aste Pandolfini. Operating as…
August 2026
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Edoardo Weber and Precision Carburetors in Bologna, 1923
In 1923, within the emerging mechanical vanguard of Bologna, mechanical genius Edoardo Weber founded his eponymous workshop. Designed to eliminate the fuel inefficiencies of…
August 2026
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Giulio Morellato and Venetian Watchstraps, 1930
In 1930, inside a small, sunlit workshop nestled among the bustling pedestrian alleys of the Mercerie near Piazza San Marco in Venice, master leather…
August 2026
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UNESCO Heritage Sites Near Potosí, Bolivia
Potosí — inscribed 1987, on UNESCO's Danger List since 2014 — was the largest city in the Western Hemisphere in 1650, sustained by the…
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