Zanussi – Antonio Zanussi and the Stoves of Pordenone (1916)
From an artisanal thirty-square-meter workshop to Europe’s major home appliance conglomerate.
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Scandalli – The Master Accordion Crafters of Camerano (1916)
Artisan reeds, ergonomic keyboard patents, and the global fame of Marche accordion manufacturing.
Fabbrica Aeroplani Pomilio – Reconnaissance Biplanes of Turin (1916)
Pioneering aviation manufacturing, the Aeritalia airfield, and Great War reconnaissance on Corso Francia.
Cardini – The Lithographed Tin Toy Masterpieces of Omegna (1916)
Precision mechanical clockwork, Attilio Mussino’s illustrated packaging, and Piedmontese metalcraft on Lake Orta.
Aeronautica Sicula – Ducrot’s Seaplane Workshops at Zisa (1916)
From Liberty cabinetmaking to wartime seaplane hangars and Palermo’s cultural rebirth.
Acqua di Parma – Baron Magnani and the Sartorial Colonia (1916)
Artisanal perfumery, Art Deco glassmaking, and timeless sartorial sophistication in Parma.
Tramvie Provinciali Cremonesi – Steam Tramways Across the Po Plain (1917)
Interurban steam transport, civic infrastructure, and provincial mobility in Cremona.
Lloyd Italico – Maritime Underwriting and Genoa Financial Citadel (1917)
Wartime marine insurance, merchant fleet logistics, and twentieth-century insurance heritage in Genoa.
Superpila – The Dry Battery Manufacturing Pioneer of Florence (1917)
Electrochemical energy, wartime production, and industrial heritage in Florence.