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The
company was founded on the 2nd February 1884 by Domenico Tramontin
after he had learnt the art of building gondolas in the Casal ai
Servi boatyards. He made important changes to the shape of the
boat, changes that had such widespread success that they were also
adopted permanently by other gondola makers. The bottom was
widened at the stern to compensate for the considerable weight of
the gondoliers of the time, and the freeboard raised with a larger
curve giving the boat a more elegant form. |
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Domenico Tramontin
at work in 1920 |
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Launching a
gondola, 1924 |
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The
boatyard, 1930 |
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Regatta
contestants, 1930 |
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Headed
paper, 1938 |
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Regatta
contestants in the boatyard, 1938 |
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The
Fascist period |
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The
boatyard, 1945 |
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Ganzega
(getting together for some food and drink) period 1945- 50. |
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Giovanni
Tramontin shows his son Nedis the 1:10 scale model of a gondola
built in 1930 and sold in Indianapolis in 1945. |
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The
boatyard, 1950 |
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Headed
paper, 1962 |
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The
boatyard, 1975 |
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The
boatyard, 2004 |
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Roberto Tramontin and Olin
Stephens, Americas Cup yacht designer. |
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Roberto Tramontin with Mario Adorf, famous German actor. |
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Domenico
Tramontin keeps a watchful eye... |
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For an
extract from the tramontin record of employees, click
here |
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