| Three years after the turn of the century, Mr. Felice
Maldari founded the nucleus of the Macaroni Die Makers in the United
States.
In a dark and dingy basement at 371 Broome Street, New York City, the
firm bearing the name of Felice Maldari was born. With crude tools
and a hand-driven drill press, Mr. Felice Maldari struggled with the
problems presented in the manufacture of copper dies.
In 1905, Mr. Donato Maldari arrived in the United States and joined
his brother. Together they arduously made copper dies using what
we consider today to be primitive methods. Two years later they were able
to move to larger quarters, which were quickly incorporated with a
motor-driven drill press and lathe.
With hand work, thus supplemented with machinery, the Maldari Brothers
heeded the cries of economy-minded Macaroni Manufacturers and turned
their efforts towards finding a material which would out-wear
copper.......
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