
Pistone brothers
The emporium
Pistone brothers are the last generation of an ancient family of Piedmontese traders who worked in all the Belbo valley. Marcello, Pierino, Mariuccia and Giovanni (the latter died in 2012) continue their activity in their emporium , opened in Canelli in the Ninenteenth century by their grad-grandfather. The shop his a piece of histoy that is going to end: none of the Pistone brother has a family and the enterprise will cease in a few years.
Marcello tells about his father and how he told to his son how to the fundamental skills of the trade and the activities of the shop.
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Interview information
Country: IT
Region: Piemonte
City: Canelli
District: AT
Altitude: 325m s.l.m.
Giovanni Pistone
Year: 1936
City: Canelli
Profession: Retailer
Languages: Italiano e piemontese
Marcello Pistone
Year: 1933
City: Canelli
Profession: Retailer
Languages: Italiano e piemontese
Piero Pistone
Year: 1941
City: Canelli
Profession: Retailer
Languages: Italiano e piemontese
Document by: Andrea Icardi
Video by: Andrea Icardi, Franco Ceretto
Created: 20-06-2011