About us
It is always difficult to describe ourselves especially when we know more making than telling. So I cannot know what to say. So, first of all I can say “Come and meet us”. Come and see us and know the places where we live, noble places not only for the working people but also for the extraordinary products of our old tradition.
Come and see our repair shop, the places where we make the one time objects to live again. They are unique objects and we handle them with the utmost care due to the better “sole things” than any others, with the respect to the past masters for their abilities, with the reverence everyone owes to their history, to the hands that touched them, to the places where they “lived”, to the countries where they come from.
Then if you cannot absolutely reach us, we are going to tell you something about ourselves.
I am Giovanni Garbi,73 years old, and I have been dealing with machines for 55 years.
Since 1990 I have been devoting particularly to the restoration of the fabulous Berkel slicing machines and balances, and for more than ten years my daughter Cristina and I have been taking care of our small repair shop.
Our mission is taking precious objects to their antique splendour, respecting their original historical period and their efficiency.
We enjoy taking care of the very small details and that induces us to execute few but valuable restorations.
The search of these wonderful machines and their various elements has been taking place for so many years not only in Italy but in all the possible countries. Our relatives, friends, acquaintances and we have been looking for in street markets, junk dealers, old wine bars, shops and everywhere can search these slicers and balances more and more difficult to find.
The difficulties are always so many, but what induces and incites ourselves to go on is PASSION! Our passion and the passion of the highly specialized workmen that
co-operate with us.
So nowadays we are here, and step by step, our Berkel slicers and balances, we have been able to put into operation, are a lot. They are very perfect to be used daily and for the pleasure to own a unique furniture object, of great historical and value content improving during the time.
Very important is the role of my daughter Cristina.
It is essential for all the activities of our little but extraordinary team.
She is a precious leader, able to give valour and translate into words and writings the efforts and feelings of Mine and Our Care.
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Giovanni Garbi: “His jewels”
N. B.: “Berkel” brand is owned by the firm BERKEL S.p.A. Legal and operating seat: 19, via Cletto Arrighi – 20134 Milan. Any reference to the “Berkel” brand has historic characteristic and is useful to identify “Slicers and Balances” we deal.