Giovanni Breda S.p.A. were based in Padova, Italy and made a range of Centre Lathes, Radial Boring Machines and Twist Drill Grinders.
The smallest of their centre lathe range was a quality machine of 150mm centre height admitting 800mm between centres (6" x 31.4") and able to swing 480mm in the gap of the notably deep and inductioned-hardened bed. The only other lathe known from their production lists is the BRF 300, which, as its designation implies, was of 300mm centre height (11.8") with a between-centres capacity of either 1000, 2000 or 3000mm (39.4", 78.7" and 118").