Steven Maasland wrote:
>
> I too was under the impression that FB was Italian, however the FB name
> could also signify Frères Brivio, notwithstanding that it would be more
> commonplace and customary to use Brivio Frères were a French corporate name
> derived from those two words. (cut)
No, I have seen F.B. written out as "Fratelli Brivio."
Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, Southern California