1935, the Beginning of Selle San Marco

Selle San Marco has created a new "History" page on their website.

The story begins in 1935 with, "Selle San Marco is a famous and historical handmade saddles italian firm. Based in Rossano Veneto, in northeastern Italy, this small town is famous in the world thanks to the production of racing saddles. Modern saddles, but with a glorious past. Luigi Girardi was the man who made Rossano Veneto the undispuhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifted world capital of saddles by opening Selle San Marco here 75 years ago. No stranger to hard work, having started at an early age in the local spinning mill and as a hand street sweeper, young Girardi in 1935 parlayed a 100-lire loan into a business distributing bicycle accessories."

See www.sellesanmarco.it/storia-collezione.html

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