1920/29 Courier Service
Bernardo Cantoni, called "Padelìn", is the first
inhabitant in Livigno earning a driving license. Together with Enrico
Schivalocchi he drove the route from Bormio-Livigno in a used Fiat
15T military-lorry. In the beginning they're travelling only in
the summer. But by that, they're offering the first real courier
service.
Later on Cantoni is in charge of the Strada del Foscagno. Only in
the springtime of the year 1952 he Stopps working, while in February
the same year his son died in an avalanche,
"Padelìn", in the years 1939/1940, designed a snow
bike, which was patented on April 4, 1941; thanks to him realizing
even a covered sleigh, people could be transported safely to the
hospital in Bormio.
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