Is Bianchi the only Italian bike manufacturer entitled to use the royal coat of arms? My friends at the Venetian gondola maker "Tramontin & Figli" can use the coat of arms, I believe, of the Royal House of Savoy on the basis of having supplied a gondola to King Emanuel. That struck me as being a very big deal.
Angel Garcia Long Valley, NJ
snip "In 1895 King Umberto I appointed Bianchi "Official Suppliers by
Appointment to the
Royal Court", entitling Bianchi to use the Coat of Arms of the Royal House
of Sayoy on the Bianchi headbadge."
snip
> Chuck Schmidt
> South Pasadena, Southern California