Museo del Bergamotto [ENG]

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The first extraction machine

Invented by Nicola Barillà in 1844, the "Macchina Calabrese" (Calabrian machine) was the first machine for extracting Bergamot Essential Oil. From the hand crank version, it evolved to the steam version, then the combustion version, and finally the wood version with a Marelli engine. The iron machines date back to the early 1960s and were all made in Reggio Calabria.
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