Lacrosse Reversible Pinnies

the cart Marche

the cart in the Marches was a strictly domestic assets, and was also proud of each peasant family in owning a home.

This wagon was the usual means of transport for country people was used for all occasions, to move products and materials from one place to another, for festivals and solemn occasions regarding the family (to transfer the trousseau of his daughters feminine).

no coincidence that the farmers raced to produce the most beautiful and original Biroccio.

This was built with hard and durable wood (elm, oak, walnut and acacia), was rectangular and was structured as follows: Box-bottom, two side panels, two panels (front and rear) to facilitate mobile transactions load, axle for the wheels (steel).

were also designed to address the brake down " Martinicca" , this good braking system, operated by pulling a rope hand-applied to a lever acting on a roll around which is wrapped a chain, pulling the logs by compressing its wheels (steel) wheels.

Blacksmith and farrier put particular care in the study of the sixth of the wheels, because the carts were always exactly balanced, depending on the area where they should be committed (plains or hills).

The decorations were designed to taste better understand how everyone could have fun, every artist illustrated with drawings that inspired their landscapes.

a rule, however, and there was to use the following colors (white, red, blue, yellow and green).

A simple decoration was more than two colors (Po), festive and elaborate (Hill), unpretentious ornamental (Mountain).

decorative pieces of Biroccio were: frame, wheels, front and rear panel and sides.

The frame and wheels from place to place were single colors (red-blue) tables were colorful with flowers and other designs.

On the table in front was generally painted a picture of St. Anthony (patron saint of animals) in the middle of this was written the name of the manufacturer and the year of manufacture on the one hand and the name of the buyer on the other.

Vincenzo Gaglardini ( Based on historical records)