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 Italian Marque
The Coppa brothers had a workshop in Porta Genova, Milan, where they manufactured motorcycles in the early years of the twentieth
century, 1904-1907.
Fratelli Coppa Milano Biciclette
A poster by Aldo Mazza from the early 1900s advertises their bicycles, giving their address as Arona, Milano, which is 10km from the city centre of Porta Genova.
Sources: Moto di Lombardia
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