At the age of 12 Bruno Rossati began working eleven hour days.
"Now, approaching 91, I find myself reminiscing about my youth, still riding my motorcycle every day.
Letter re Ladetto
Built from c.1920 by Edmond Guinard at Venette in Oise and in Compiègne. An example of a 175cc two-stroke motorcycle exists at the automobile museum in Talmont Saint Hilaire (musee-auto-vendee.com), and another with a 175 Moussard is displayed at Musée de la Moto de Marseille.
J. Guinard built components for "Cycles, Motocycles & Automobiles" in Compiègne as early as 1909.
Sources: amicalegnomerhone.net, contemporary literature.
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