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
A Brief History of the Marque
Manufactured in Düsseldorf by Alfred Schwefringhaus in 1913-1914
Offered tadpole-style 3-wheelers in passenger and delivery vehicle (Dreirad-Lieferwagen) configuration. A watercooled four-stroke engine delivered power to the rear wheel by cardan shaft, and they reportedly had a 5-speed gearbox. The passenger version had tandem seats for two behind the driver.
The advent of war curtailed activities, and there are no surviving examples.
Sources: Oldtimerclub Lachendorf, Axel Oskar Mathieu Archive, et al
