The ''Tibaldi'' company was founded in Florence on October 20 [[1916]] by ''Giuseppe Tibaldi'' as ''"G. Tibaldi e C."'' with headquarters in Via Madonna della Querce. The company was bourne by collaboration between Tibaldi, who was behind a family business enterprise, and ''Giovanni Benelli'', a technician with extensive experience in precision mechanics which became the production manager and the director of the factory.<ref>most of the historical information reported in this page comes from the book ''"Tibaldi - A story of fountain-pen and man"'' by Letizia Jacopini and Enrico Bettazzi.</ref>
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The [[Tibaldi]] was founded in Florence on October 20 [[1916]] by ''Giuseppe Tibaldi'' as ''"G. Tibaldi e C."'' with headquarters in Via Madonna della Querce. The company was bourne by collaboration between Tibaldi, who was behind a family business enterprise, and ''Giovanni Benelli'', a technician with extensive experience in precision mechanics which became the production manager and the director of the factory.<ref>most of the historical information reported in this page comes from the book ''"Tibaldi - A story of fountain-pen and man"'' by Letizia Jacopini and Enrico Bettazzi.</ref>