Hi,back again !
The last posting went through so here l go.
First of all l must apologize to Elizabeth Harris,l was so taken aback with her statement and too quick in answering that l made a mistake as well.They were at my engagement party and not wedding,so their leaving Malta maybe correct but for sure they returned to open a small factory in Gozo.
Ettore joined Mdina Glass in October 1969 as production manager,my father Vincenzo Boffo (Vincent) joined Ettore in July 1970 as head craftman and to teach the young Maltese,Joseph Said was one of the first boys to work there. The Boffo were called in when orders started coming in and production needed to be increased,Mike Harris was an artist and as such each peace of his work was one of and as you all know production need many of the same kind as requested by the orders.
In February 1970 Ettore was very sick,Doctors gave him 10 days,but we had him for 10 more months,he worked on and off till the end.
August 1970 Jim Munelli joined Mdina Glass. My father Vincenzo could not bear working at Mdina Glass any longer after Ettore passed away and when approached by the MDG if if would consider taking a post with them he accepted.He never received an "Ultimatum " so much so he lived the rest of his life in Malta.Ettore children,two boys Peter and Steve and his wife Renate continued coming every year to stay with us,it was Steve last week when he was over to tell me about this site and show me some of the comments.
Some of the work like the Dolphin,fish and others were made by both Boffo's as an extra allowed them,to make in their own time ones a week. l hope this will be of help to some, l am ready to give any other information you may want to ask.
Thank you again for all the nice words spoken about my dearest father and brother,it filled me with joy to read them after so many years.
Best regars to all,thank you again for the warm welcome
Maria Rosaria