> Frera (Scoizzato) 1897 Padova > Lygie (Rizzato) 1905 Padova > Atala (Rizzato) 1907 Padova > Torpado (Torresini) 1908 Padova I was struck that a fair number of these companies were founded in Padova (a.k.a. Padua). I've never heard of Frera - but didn't the others eventually move their operations to either Turin or Milan? Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia