Date of use : 1951 Italy

D. Badodi: 1950s Italian Trade Firm in Photography and Optics

Although detailed information about the company is unavailable, it is presumed to be a local Italian trading firm that operated in the 1950s, specializing in the sale of materials related to photography, optics, and radio. The envelope front reveals the company's full specialization: "Fotografia - Ottica - Radio" and its address at Via Carducci, 2 in Reggio Emilia. It also lists contact details including telephone number 22.05, C.P.E.C. registration number 199, and postal account number 8-7421, indicating an established business. The envelope is addressed to "Sett. Ditta SACENTI" at Via Dal Luzzo 6 in Bologna.

Record Information

Title: D. Badodi: 1950s Italian Trade Firm in Photography and Optics

Category: Photographic Industry History / Commercial Ephemera

Subcategory: Domestic Trade Correspondence / Optical Goods

Country: Italy

City: Reggio Emilia (Origin) → Bologna (Destination)

Date of use: 1951 (inferred from context)

Company (Sender): D. Badodi, Via Carducci, 2, Reggio Emilia. Specialized in Fotografia, Ottica, Radio.

Company (Recipient): Sett. Ditta SACENTI, Via Dal Luzzo 6, Bologna (likely a section or department of the SACENTI firm).

Business Details: Telephone: 22.05, C.P.E.C. Reggio E. N. 199, Postal Account (C/C Postale): N. 8-7421

Object Type: Commercial envelope (business correspondence)

Postal Features: Italian postal markings, presumed domestic rate

Language: Italian

Material: Paper envelope

Dimensions: Standard business envelope format

Collection Theme: Italian photographic trade, post-war commercial networks, regional business correspondence, optical goods distribution in 1950s Italy.

Archival Significance: This 1951 envelope from D. Badodi in Reggio Emilia to SACENTI in Bologna provides a snapshot of domestic Italian trade in photography and optics during the post-war economic recovery. The detailed sender information—including specialization (photography, optics, radio), telephone, registration numbers, and postal account—illustrates the professional infrastructure of small to medium Italian businesses at the time. While the companies themselves remain obscure, the envelope is primary evidence of the commercial networks that supplied photographic materials within Italy. It reflects the everyday business practices, branding, and communication methods of the Italian photographic trade in the mid-20th century, contributing to the material culture of the industry.

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