CARLO VALSUANI: THE REAL FATHER OF CLAUDE

Carlo’s Death Certificate (1886)

The death certificate of Carlo Valsuani establishes an insurmountable chronological barrier to any claim that he (or any “Marcello”) founded the Paris foundry.

Document Details

  • Date of Death: January 27, 1886
  • Location: Crescenzago (now Milan)
  • Age at Death: Approximately 55 years

Original Italian Text

“L’anno milleottocento ottantasei, addì Ventisette di Gennaio… è morto Carlo Valsuani di anni cinquanta cinque…”

Chronological Analysis

Event Date
Carlo’s death 1886
Foundry establishment (documented: letterhead “FONDEE EN 1908”) 1908
Gap 22 years

Carlo Valsuani could not have founded a business that began operations twenty-two years after his death. This single document, when correlated with the documented 1908 establishment date, provides definitive proof that the founder was Claude, not his father or any invented predecessor.