Front cover of the Morassutti catalogue

The 1927 catalogue of the Ditta Paolo Morassutti bears witness to the historical roots of one of the most important commercial enterprises in Padua, specializing in the supply of iron, hardware, metals, and timber. With operational headquarters located in Via Trieste and Via Gorizia, the company represented a solid logistical point of reference as early as the 1920s, as confirmed by its registration number with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. This document is not merely an inventory of construction materials, but the embryo of the future expansion that would lead the Morassutti family to scale international markets and intersect with major Italian finance in the following decades.