The evolution from industrial factory to Silk Museum
Logo of Abegg & Co. Zurich.
Map of spinning and throwing mills
Silk mills in the Lecco area in the 1930s
The history of the Abegg family
Intervista a Flavio Crippa
Abegg's Words
"I do not intend to tell you the long history of my company and of my family..."
The spinning mill over time
The evolution of the Garlate spinning mill from the late 1800s to today
The textile industry in figures
Statistics relating to the silk industry
before the great depression of 1929
The big day
Photos of the museum opening in 1953
The Abegg family
Abegg family tree
Carl Job on the lakeside
Period photograph, late twenties
The history of the former spinning mill of Garlate
Intervista a Flavio Crippa
The history of the Silk Museum
Intervista a Flavio Crippa