Collezione Antonio Belletti e Case Tolleranza, Le Marchette
Lot composed of: Rina house case with tariff and various Italian marquises, case with collection Italian marquises, case with collection American marquises, a picture of the big rooms, a flit, low of passage in three copies not framed., The houses of tolerance were places where it was tolerated, precisely, to exercise prostitution and were regulated by state laws. Over time, given the ordinance to always keep the curtains drawn, they began to be called Case Chiuse. Access was allowed only to people over 18 years of age and they were also open in the morning, despite the fact that there were few who operated, but you could go there at any time of the day, except during the night, dedicated to rest, and during lunch. They were divided into luxury houses, of 1st, 2nd and 3rd category, like hotels, and were considered meeting points, like the exclusively male clubs, which crowded especially during the fortnight, the time of arrival of the new "girls". The tokens were tokens that the maîtresse gave to the "young lady" and corresponded to a meeting with a predefined duration. They were then changed at the cashier's desk by the client on leaving and converted into money. At the end of the evening the madam and the "girls" did the bills and the "girls" were paid on this basis, receiving about half of the cash consideration paid by the customer. On some of the Italian marquises the rate, the name and the category of the house was shown, while on the American marquises you can find phrases that were scurrilous, as an incitement to the customer, but which in fact indicated the service he was buying. The rates were displayed above the cashier's desk together with the picture of the rooms, a table with the numbers of the rooms which had a double function: that of indicating which rooms were occupied and that of indicating to the maîtresse if the client was extending the time at his disposal. In this case the "girl" indicated it by pressing a bell and the number corresponding to the room was turned on or turned over.