The Caprotti family and the Manifattura: one hundred years and more at Ponte Albiate, 1840 – 2000

The Caprotti family are recorded as inhabitants and owners of land in the Lambro area at the end of the 17th century, with Antonio del fu Giovanni Battista (1685).

Their activity in the field of textile manufacturing may have begun between the 18th and 19th centuries with Giovanni Caprotti (…).

“(…) in May 1867 the construction of a factory in the true sense of the term began on the banks of the Lambro; work continued, with some interruptions, for the whole of 1868 and in the following two years some completion work was carried out (…)”. The buildings of the complex, no longer active, are still standing and silent witnesses of a bygone era.

Bibliographic references:

R. Romano, The Caprotti family. L’avventura economica e umana di una dinastia industriale della Brianza, Milan 1980, p. 22.
https://www.lombardiabeniculturali.it, Tessitura Caprotti (ex) – complex/Albiate (MB), with photographic documentation.