At the age of 12 Bruno Rossati began working eleven hour days.
"Now, approaching 91, I find myself reminiscing about my youth, still riding my motorcycle every day.
Letter re Ladetto
The following advertisement appears in 1904 and 1905.
C. A. BLAKE,
CYCLE MAKER and MECHANICAL ENGINEER,
158 BRIDGE ROAD, RICHMOND.
The "Baden Powell" Motor-Cycles are unsurpassed for Workmanship and Material.
PRICE MODERATE.
Jewish Herald (Vic.) Fri 23 Sep 1904 (Trove)
In 1911, "Charles A. Blake operated a bike factory" at 181 Bridge Road, and a plaque on the building denotes this. Number 177 is the National Theatre, Richmond. Blake's motor engineering works was listed at a similar address in 1914, and appeared in Sands directory for 1913, 1918, 1920 and 1925.
Sources: Trove, yarracity.vic.gov.au, peterbennetts.com.
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