In the 1818 Pietro Monti;throwster;came to Abbadia Lariana from Milan.He transformed the old building for felting wool into a place for the production of silk.In 1869 he enlarged the building and he added a new one for the spinning of cocoon;the first of the two spinning machines was demolished and in its place three rectangular spinning machines were built.The second circular spinning machine;which hadn't been working since 1934;was bought by the Abegg family.It was dismantled and offered to the Technorama Museum of Winterhurt in the 1965.Throwing activity lasted until 1934.After a period of standstill and degradation;the town council of Abbadia bought the building in 1978.The works of restoration of buildings and of the spinning machine started in 1981;though passing through several hard moments.The circular spinning machine of 1818 can still work.In the 1998 the Museo Setificio Monti was finally opened.The museum is composed by the Monti complex:the spinning machine of 1818 and the spinning mill of 1869.The complex is composed by 2 buildings;one with the spinning machine-winder;the other one with the spinning mill and its activities.Before the restoration works started;there were nothing left of spinning mill building;while there were still the three rectangular spinning machines and 15% of the circular spinning machine.Besides the ruins of same auxiliary machine;there are two hydraulic wheels with the irrigation ditch.