When was the Italian printer Carlo Belloni in operation?

October 1, 2013 6:57 AM

I have a paper advertising item which, I am told, was printed by Carlo Belloni in Milan, Italy. The item appears to be from around 1920 to 1940 or perhaps earlier. For dating purposes, I would like to know when this printer was in operation. TIA
posted by kirsti to Grab Bag (6 answers total)

This link and this link indicate that he was operating as early as 1893, when he was an exhibitor at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
posted by ubiquity at 7:24 AM on October 1, 2013

Response by poster: This is an interesting piece of information. Thanks. I did a search for "Carlo Belloni" at the first link you gave and got page 467, but only a very small part of that page. Is there a way to view the entire page so that I could see this printer's name?
posted by kirsti at 7:45 AM on October 1, 2013

Best answer: That guide is on archive.org as well: http://archive.org/details/officialdirector00worl
posted by carter at 9:34 AM on October 1, 2013

Response by poster: Bingo! I found "Belloni, Carlo, Milan, Lithographic work" on p. 467. Many thanks for this link. Now, I would like to know when this printer ceased to exist.
posted by kirsti at 10:01 AM on October 1, 2013

Best answer: No death date, but I did find this. #17 on page 11 indicates that Belloni established his business in 1872, and was still operating as late as 1908.
posted by ubiquity at 9:49 AM on October 2, 2013

Response by poster: Terrific! I'm amazed at what you've found. I really appreciate all of your searching. My sincere thanks! Grazie ! This information is going to be very useful to me.
posted by kirsti at 8:23 PM on October 3, 2013