SAPONIFICO LEDÀ [IT]

Exploration #251 Saponificio Ledà. The former Ledà soap factory was built by Giovanni Carlini at the end of the 19th century in an area where the Carlini mill already stood.

It was originally a sulphur soap factory for the production of Oneglia-type soap. It was powered by a steam engine and a water mill and the power was transmitted through a complex belt drive system that is still visible today. Later the factory was bought by the Ledà family, one of Sassari’s historical noble families. The soap factory experienced its greatest period of prosperity here: sales spread throughout Sardinia, and the plant was expanded and grew structurally, also associating the production of olive pomace oil.

After a few decades and for reasons not entirely known, the factory closed its doors and was abandoned to itself, leaving the machinery in place.