Museo dell’Arte del Cappello di Ghiffa, March 14, 2017 (Part 1)

[mayserwegener]

This is a visual tour of the Museo dell’Arte del Cappello di Ghiffa which Daniele and I visited March 14th 2017. I took over 300 photos so not sure when this will end. Hopefully Daniele will help me out with the commentary! I would like thank Daniele for making the long drive to Ghiffa from Verona. Also would like to thank Ms. Elena Poletti (Museum Curator) who graciously opened the museum for our visit (the museum is closed during the winter months) and answered our questions. The weather was perfect and Lake Maggiore was beyond magnificent (deserves its on thread). The workers at Panizza definitely had an amazing visual back drop.

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The original G. Panizza & C. Hat Factory building is on the left and the later factory location on the right. The Museo dell’Arte del Cappello di Ghiffa is located in the original factory building. The next series of photos are exterior photos of the buildings.

The interior tour of the museum.

The first section of the museum is dedicated to the history of G. Panizza & C. Hat Factory.

(1) Panizza Giovanni & C. founded April 25, 1881

GIOVANNI PANIZZA (Founder)

NATALE GAMBA (Important Owner)

EVENTS IN CHRONOLOGICAL OCCURRED AT BIRTH CENTENARY HAT FACTORY PANIZZA BACKGROUND
1817 BIRTH HAT FACTORY ALBERTINI - INTRA.
1845 BORN A CHIAVAZZA (Biella): GIOVANNI PANIZZA.
1876 GIOVANNI PANIZZA JOINS IN HAT FACTORY RIGHETTI DI GHIFFA (x 3 years)
1879 GIOVANNI PANIZZA BACK TO HOW HAT FACTORY ALBERTINI FOREMAN.

25/04/1881 GIOVANNI PANIZZA founded G.PANIZZA & C. with partner ANTONIO FERRI.
07/05/1887 You socio ANTONIO FERRI yields to GIOVANNI PANIZZA 50%
1893 ANTONIO FERRI GIOVANNI PANIZZA yield to 100% or remains employed.

26/11/1900 Closes the FERRI, CIELO & C., hat factory here inafter to F. lli RIGHETTI.
Where the "White" department is transferred is purchased from Panizza (1901).

Dic./1905
PIETRO RESTELLINI withdraws from Soc. PANIZZA and opens its own hat factory in Rovereto,
but died on 04.09.1905. The Company remains: GIOVANNI PANIZZA with 50% of the capital,
NATALE GAMBA 25%, 25% ANTONIO GIUSTI. GIOVANNI PANIZZA moved to Chiavazza and leaves the
running of the plant temporarily to die members, but from 1 January 1901 had been hired his
nephew LUIGI PANIZZA with 1/5 of the share capital.

11/08/1907 died on socio ANTONIO GIUSTI replaces widow In LUIGIA FRANCIOLI that recede two years later.
05/02/1909 The Company remains consolidated in the three surviving members: GIOVANNI PANIZZA,
NATALE GAMBA and LUIGI PANIZZA.
18/07/1914 Death of founder GIOVANNI PANIZZA to Chiavazza - birthplace.
30/12/1914 Remain 50% partners: LUIGI PANIZZA and NATALE GAMBA.

Febr. 11/1932 dr. ANTONIO GAMBA fresh out of college he joined PANIZZA for the internship. The rag.
GIOVANNI PANIZZA alongside him LUIGI uncle with 1/5 of the membership fee.
1933/1934 is built the new wing of the factory in place of fabrication.
10/05/1936 died on Coma. NATALE GAMBA and take over the children dr. ANTONIO and Ing. FEDERICO equally.
31/12/1937 company is consolidated in:
LUIGI PANIZZA 8/20
GIOVANNI PANIZZA 2/20 5/20
FEDERICO GAMBA 5/20
ANTONIO GAMBA 5/20

10/02/1954 Dies Cav. LUIGI PANIZZA inherits 40% of the shares Rag. GIOVANNI PANIZZA 5% each of the two
sisters Carla Clotilde and while there remain te 50% remains divided in equal parts between Dr. Antonio and
ing. FEDERICO GAMBA.
30/04/1957 The PANIZZA accords with HAT American CORPORATION to manufacture under license of DOBBS and KNOX hats.
1959 Closes hat factory ALBERTINI and the trade-mark was bought by Panizza. (16 March 1960).

1964 Eng. GAMBA disagree for technical choices inherent in the processing, it is put in the minority from the other two
members rag.PANIZZA and dr. GAMBA and put in a position to resign.
21/04/1964 The Company PANIZZA prohibited it consists of: rag.PANIZZA President Ms MARIA CLOTILDE PANIZZA Cozzi, Director
dr. ANTONIO GAMBA Managing Director, Ms MARIA LAURA FERRARI GAMBA Director. The actions of Eng. GAMBA are divided in proportion
to the shares already held and, therefore, the GAMBA group remains with 33.33% and 66.66% with PANIZZA.
17/12/1964 Death of the President rag. GIOVANNI PANIZZA.

12/01/1965 Mrs. MARIA ChoTILDE PANIZZA Cozzi remains the owner of 2/3 of the so-cial capital.
02/09/1965 Dr., ANTONIO GAMBA presented his resignation to the Board.
04/03/1965 Appointed President Ms MARIA CLOTILDE PANIZZA Cozzi and administrators: the avv.CARLO BASKET BAGAT,
and dr. LIVIO ZACCHERA, Mill Manager remains the dr. ANTONIO GAMBA.
20/12/1965 Dr. ANTONIO GAMBA renunciation of collaboration with hat factory, administrators are reduced to two and
the actions of the dr. GAMBA pass to HANDELSBANK Zurich (hat factory Walker Straubing).

19/12/1970 The PANIZZA enters Controlled Administration regime
09/01/1971 Appointed new Board of Directors Sig. PIERO CERETTI President, (bound to dr. Gamba), and counselors avv.
MARCELO GUIDO and dr. ANGELO MARIA FRIGERIO
08/01/1972 Appointed president of Panizza A. NEGRA, ANTONIO GAMBA CEO, PEIRO CERETTI Adviser
12/01/1981 Panizza is overwhelmed by the crisis in the sector and closes production in Ghiffa.

G. Panizza & C. Employees, 1907

G. Panizza & C. Factory 1915

(2) Producing hats and felts for men has been the tradition of the High Verbano. In this work we have news since the end of 1700.

Society of Hats - White Black, 120 Year Anniversary, INTRA

More to come!

 

[Redfokker]

This is a visual tour of the Museo dell’Arte del Cappello di Ghiffa which Daniele and I visited March 14th 2017. I took over 300 photos so not sure when this will end. Hopefully Daniele will help me out with the commentary! I would like thank Daniele for making the long drive to Ghiffa from Verona. Also would like to thank Ms. Elena Poletti (Museum Curator) who graciously opened the museum for our visit (the museum is closed during the winter months) and answered our questions. The weather was perfect and Lake Maggiore was beyond magnificent (deserves its on thread). The workers at Panizza definitely had an amazing visual back drop.

Click On Photos To Expand!

The original G. Panizza & C. Hat Factory building is on the left and the later factory location on the right. The Museo dell’Arte del Cappello di Ghiffa is located in the original factory building. The next series of photos are exterior photos of the buildings.

The interior tour of the museum.

The first section of the museum is dedicated to the history of G. Panizza & C. Hat Factory.

(1) Panizza Giovanni & C. founded April 25, 1881

GIOVANNI PANIZZA (Founder)

NATALE GAMBA (Important Owner)

EVENTS IN CHRONOLOGICAL OCCURRED AT BIRTH CENTENARY HAT FACTORY PANIZZA BACKGROUND
1817 BIRTH HAT FACTORY ALBERTINI - INTRA.
1845 BORN A CHIAVAZZA (Biella): GIOVANNI PANIZZA.
1876 GIOVANNI PANIZZA JOINS IN HAT FACTORY RIGHETTI DI GHIFFA (x 3 years)
1879 GIOVANNI PANIZZA BACK TO HOW HAT FACTORY ALBERTINI FOREMAN.

25/04/1881 GIOVANNI PANIZZA founded G.PANIZZA & C. with partner ANTONIO FERRI.
07/05/1887 You socio ANTONIO FERRI yields to GIOVANNI PANIZZA 50%
1893 ANTONIO FERRI GIOVANNI PANIZZA yield to 100% or remains employed.

26/11/1900 Closes the FERRI, CIELO & C., hat factory here inafter to F. lli RIGHETTI.
Where the "White" department is transferred is purchased from Panizza (1901).

Dic./1905
PIETRO RESTELLINI withdraws from Soc. PANIZZA and opens its own hat factory in Rovereto,
but died on 04.09.1905. The Company remains: GIOVANNI PANIZZA with 50% of the capital,
NATALE GAMBA 25%, 25% ANTONIO GIUSTI. GIOVANNI PANIZZA moved to Chiavazza and leaves the
running of the plant temporarily to die members, but from 1 January 1901 had been hired his
nephew LUIGI PANIZZA with 1/5 of the share capital.

11/08/1907 died on socio ANTONIO GIUSTI replaces widow In LUIGIA FRANCIOLI that recede two years later.
05/02/1909 The Company remains consolidated in the three surviving members: GIOVANNI PANIZZA,
NATALE GAMBA and LUIGI PANIZZA.
18/07/1914 Death of founder GIOVANNI PANIZZA to Chiavazza - birthplace.
30/12/1914 Remain 50% partners: LUIGI PANIZZA and NATALE GAMBA.

Febr. 11/1932 dr. ANTONIO GAMBA fresh out of college he joined PANIZZA for the internship. The rag.
GIOVANNI PANIZZA alongside him LUIGI uncle with 1/5 of the membership fee.
1933/1934 is built the new wing of the factory in place of fabrication.
10/05/1936 died on Coma. NATALE GAMBA and take over the children dr. ANTONIO and Ing. FEDERICO equally.
31/12/1937 company is consolidated in:
LUIGI PANIZZA 8/20
GIOVANNI PANIZZA 2/20 5/20
FEDERICO GAMBA 5/20
ANTONIO GAMBA 5/20

10/02/1954 Dies Cav. LUIGI PANIZZA inherits 40% of the shares Rag. GIOVANNI PANIZZA 5% each of the two
sisters Carla Clotilde and while there remain te 50% remains divided in equal parts between Dr. Antonio and
ing. FEDERICO GAMBA.
30/04/1957 The PANIZZA accords with HAT American CORPORATION to manufacture under license of DOBBS and KNOX hats.
1959 Closes hat factory ALBERTINI and the trade-mark was bought by Panizza. (16 March 1960).

1964 Eng. GAMBA disagree for technical choices inherent in the processing, it is put in the minority from the other two
members rag.PANIZZA and dr. GAMBA and put in a position to resign.
21/04/1964 The Company PANIZZA prohibited it consists of: rag.PANIZZA President Ms MARIA CLOTILDE PANIZZA Cozzi, Director
dr. ANTONIO GAMBA Managing Director, Ms MARIA LAURA FERRARI GAMBA Director. The actions of Eng. GAMBA are divided in proportion
to the shares already held and, therefore, the GAMBA group remains with 33.33% and 66.66% with PANIZZA.
17/12/1964 Death of the President rag. GIOVANNI PANIZZA.

12/01/1965 Mrs. MARIA ChoTILDE PANIZZA Cozzi remains the owner of 2/3 of the so-cial capital.
02/09/1965 Dr., ANTONIO GAMBA presented his resignation to the Board.
04/03/1965 Appointed President Ms MARIA CLOTILDE PANIZZA Cozzi and administrators: the avv.CARLO BASKET BAGAT,
and dr. LIVIO ZACCHERA, Mill Manager remains the dr. ANTONIO GAMBA.
20/12/1965 Dr. ANTONIO GAMBA renunciation of collaboration with hat factory, administrators are reduced to two and
the actions of the dr. GAMBA pass to HANDELSBANK Zurich (hat factory Walker Straubing).

19/12/1970 The PANIZZA enters Controlled Administration regime
09/01/1971 Appointed new Board of Directors Sig. PIERO CERETTI President, (bound to dr. Gamba), and counselors avv.
MARCELO GUIDO and dr. ANGELO MARIA FRIGERIO
08/01/1972 Appointed president of Panizza A. NEGRA, ANTONIO GAMBA CEO, PEIRO CERETTI Adviser
12/01/1981 Panizza is overwhelmed by the crisis in the sector and closes production in Ghiffa.

G. Panizza & C. Employees, 1907

G. Panizza & C. Factory 1915

(2) Producing hats and felts for men has been the tradition of the High Verbano. In this work we have news since the end of 1700.

Society of Hats - White Black, 120 Year Anniversary, INTRA

More to come!

You made my afternoon Steve. Can't wait to see the vintage hats on display. This history is fantastic.

 

[FedOregon]

What a labor of love. I sure appreciate your time and effort in taking all these photos and sharing them here. Thank you so much!

 

[mayserwegener]

You made my afternoon Steve. Can't wait to see the vintage hats on display. This history is fantastic.

Thanks! There are not many hats so mostly production related. I think it will prove interesting.

What a labor of love. I sure appreciate your time and effort in taking all these photos and sharing them here. Thank you so much!

Thank you!

 

[Daniele Tanto]

First I have to thank Steve and his deep knowledge in making hats!
His curiosity combined with enthusiasm helped me to drive many kilometers and the visit to the Museum Panizza has amply compensated the effort.
I quoted this photograph to show how they were felt factories and hat factories in Intra, a town which had about fifteen thousand inhabitants including fractions as Ghiffa and other in early twentieth century.
It is interesting to note that the production of felt hats and straw is concentrated in certain italian regions which had a tradition in the art of hat.
The Panizza Museum is very interesting because many machine tools are kept for the production of hats, as well as everything needed for their finish.
It is a remarkable experience for all lovers of the hat passing from Northern Italy.
My invitation is to visit this museum, you will have great satisfaction

Meanwhile, we expect the second and perhaps the third part of the huge documentary and photographic work of Steve

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Thanks Steve. I have been visiting my google translator this evening. We have only just started. Cool. I can not wait until th next installment.

Again thanks for sharing. Eric -

 

[steur]

Thanks for all this information, Steve. Can't wait for the other installments. Great job (as usual).