Frateschi
| INDÚSTRIAS REUNIDAS FRATESCHI LTDA
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| legal form | Ltda |
| founding | 1958 |
| Seat | Ribeirão Preto |
| Branch | Toy industry |
| Website | www.frateschi.com.br |
The Brazilian company Indústrias Reunidas Frateschi is a model railway manufacturer based in Ribeirão Preto near São Paulo . The company is the only model railroad manufacturer in South America.
As of 2015, Frateschi's products are being sold through general importers in the following countries: Argentina , Australia , Chile , New Zealand , Switzerland , South Africa , Taiwan and the United States .
history
In 1958, the Frateschi toy factory was founded by Galileu Frateschi, which produced plush toys , wooden furniture and tin trains. The first model railroad products followed, such as telephone poles and cable poles . In 1967 the toy factory Frateschi was renamed after Indústrias Reunidas Frateschi Ltda in order to concentrate completely on the model trains . The first catalog appeared in 1973. In 1988 the last number 44 of the Informativo Frateschi was published, which was then replaced in 1988 by the magazine Revista Brasileira de Ferromodelismo . In 1993 Atlas began working with and exporting to the United States. On August 22nd, 2009 the 13th meeting of model railroaders from Frateschi took place in São Carlos
Products
Frateschi is a full-range manufacturer and manufactures vehicles, a track system with rails made of brass and corresponding accessories for the nominal size H0 based on South American models at low prices . A selection of vehicle models is also based on North American, African, Asian, New Zealand and Australian models.
All vehicle models, regardless of the gauge of the prototype, which is between 914 mm (narrow gauge, 3 feet) to 1676 mm (Indian broad gauge, 5 ½ feet), are for the H0 gauge with a model gauge of 16.5 mm according to the two-rail Two-rail track system designed.
Web links
- Frateschi (in Portuguese, Spanish and English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.frateschi.com.br/encontros/13encontro/ (content not available)