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Palagi Brother's Ice Cream Truck Party
Free Ice Cream Truck Party for up to $100 with this gift certificate from Adam Palagi. Call him at 401-359-1408 to book your party.
In 1998 Brothers Ron and Bob Palagi joined forces to create Palagi Brothers? Ice Cream & Frozen Lemonade keeping a family tradition alive that started at the turn of the 19th Century. Our ice cream trucks are the only Palagi family-owned trucks on the roads today. Ron and Bob?s grandfather Antonio ?Tony? Palagi was born in Borgo a Mozzano, Italy in 1873 and emigrated to Pawtucket, RI in 1901, a few years after his brother Pietro ?Peter? Palagi made the journey in 1896. They both created their own separate ice cream businesses, Tony Palagi?s Ice Cream and Peter Palagi?s Ice Cream respectively. Back then the Palagis used the horse and wagon as their form of transportation for distribution and sales.
Ron and Bob recall some stories from their father Alfred. Before he went to school for the day, Alfred woke up early to prep and groom his father Tony?s horse. The horse not only provided transportation but was also a favorite for the people of the neighborhood. The horse knew the ice cream route so well that if Tony couldn?t work for a day anyone could fill in. Eventually, the horse and wagon would be retired with the inception of the Model A Ford. Tony purchased his 1934 V8 Ford Woody ice cream truck which he ran for years until his son Alfred ?Freddy? Palagi took ownership of it. Then his son Ronnie ?Togo? Palagi worked the truck after him. These Classic trucks would go on to ride through the streets of Southern New England up until the 80s and were then replaced by the modern ice cream trucks that you see on our roads today.
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Palagi Brother's Ice Cream Truck Party
Palagi Ice Cream
Generously donated by Adam Palagi at Palagi Brothers. 401-359-1408.
Items not picked up at Beacon Charter Schools in Woonsocket, RI are subject to actual shipping costs.