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2010 - Auctions
September 13, 2010
Preview September 10th
The Robert Borsch Iron & Trivet Collection (Pennsylvania)
William H. Bunch Auctions
Phone: 610-558-1800
Email
October 22-23, 2010
Preview October 21
The Vonceil Meier Collection (Florida)
Ray County Veterans Building
312 Clark St.
Richmond, MO
Simmons & Company Auctioneers
Phone: 816-776-2936
Email
2011
Pressing Iron and Trivet Collectors of America
Annual Convention
August 4-5, 2011
(Date to be confirmed)
Thursday-Friday
Casino Aztar
Evansville, Indiana
Questions:
Jerry Marcus, Secretary-Treasurer
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Pressing Iron and Trivet Collectors of America
Founded in 1984 as the "Midwest Sad Iron Collectors Club"
Serving pressing iron and trivet collectors worldwide!
Click here to
buy the most current
reference books for the casual or serious collector!
Strijk te Kijk
"Show and Tell"
by Ton van der Tonnekreek (2009)
Strijk te Kijk "Show and Tell" by Ton van der Tonnekreek. Published in 2009 by a long-time Dutch collector with a superb collection of irons and a deep knowledge of the subject. This 213 page soft bound book, in English, is the ideal pictorial introduction to every type of iron. The book is divided into two parts: the first covers the various means by which irons are heated, and the second part covers the various ways in which irons are used. Each chapter is introduced with a short essay and filled with high quality color photographs. In addition to the photographs there are many reproductions of prints and paintings, and pages from catalogues. A thorough guide for the novice or veteran collector, with clearly written and easily absorbed information. Click here for details!
"Streamlined Irons"
by Jay Raymond
A book with many pleasures for those with a keen interest in design, vintage irons, or history. Gloriously photographed, handsomely designed and thouroughly researched. Click here for details!
"Scottish Box Irons"
by Alexander Bracht
A wonderful resource book on Scottish Box Irons.
Click here for details!
"Even More Irons By Irons" (2000)
A special All Color - Hard Cover publication. Rarity of irons is the best of all of David Irons' books. All pictures are different from previous books. A very special "Story of the Nuremburg Irons" details the importance of Master Craftsman in Germany in the 17th and 18th Centuries. Maker names are documented and exciting examples of Nuremburg Irons from museums and private collections are shown. Hard cover, all color book with 544 pictures of over 1200 irons from the best collections in Germany and the USA. Click here for details!
"More Irons By Irons" (1997)
contains pictures of irons from many foreign collections and overall the irons shown are hard to find. A soft cover book with 518 black & white and 36 color pictures of over 1,400 different irons!
Click here for details!
"Irons By Irons" (1994)
is recommended as the basic reference book for any collector's library. Contains pictures of irons than can be more readily found. Soft cover with 524 black & white and 40 color pictures of over 1,600 irons! Click here for details!
"Pressing Iron Patents - A Pictorial Presentation of Patent Briefs 1876-1912" (1994)
is a soft cover pamphlet with 160 fact-filled pages. Click here for details!
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2010 PITCA Convention update!
Convention Pictures Galore!
Jay Raymond took dozens of great photos at the convention and offered them for sharing to all!
Go to the Kodak Gallery and either Login on your account or Create a New Account (no charge for this). Then you can browse the whole collection and order the ones you want for yourself.
If you have a collection of PITCA convention photos available online, we'd be glad to add a link to them.
Members Share at Show and Tell
At the 2010 PITCA Convention held in Evansville, IN, members were encouraged to bring an item that was iron or trivet collecting related to share with the group. Here are a few of those items we saw:
Mini box iron found in Edinburgh, Scotland
Mangle boards from Stockholm, Sweden
Straightening comb (iron) which had a swivel handle for left-handed users
Goffering iron with boot feet on the tripod base - from the 1850's
Gentleman's Box with stiff collar, cuffs and cufflinks
Smoothing board from Norway
Teardrop iron with a tableau of an old lady with cane and sack, possibly from a nursery rhyme
Babcock fluter which was most commonly displayed incorrectly
Small black iron candy dish from Germany
Large tailor's irons
Two irons - one identified as Reading and a second possibly Reading - marked RFPA
Patent model for a trivet and the matching production line trivet
A metal stick - a poking stick? a goffering iron heater? or a fireplace poker? - Which is it?
Iron-shaped cigarette lighter advertising Sunbeam Irons
Tibetan irons
A burnisher from the Netherlands
And many more!!!!
Never heard of a goffering iron, a burnisher, a fluter? Join us as a member of PITCA and learn all about them . See you at the next convention and enjoy the fun.
How to Use an Antique Charcoal Iron
...a demonstration by Richard Gillis
Some irons in the past used charcoal rather than gas or electricity to heat. Ever wonder how to use one of those? Our president Richard Gillis gave a demonstration to our convention group. Of course, it had to be done outdoors, just in case of fire or blowing up the building.
He first heated the coals. In homes, one would use a fireplace or stove, but Richard cleverly used a large tin can. After the coals were beginning to glow, he moved them into an open iron. Most people used tongs but Richard used an antique egg scoop. Next, he needed to get the coals even hotter so he sprayed it with his handy "sprinkle bottle" (WD40) and relit the coals. Then he opened the vent in the rear of the iron and blew on the coals. By now the coals were getting quite hot but was the iron hot enough? Member Arlene used the "wetted finger" method to touch the sole and confirmed it was hot. The coals will remain hot for up to four hours.
While Richard used a towel for the demonstration, he said that in olden days, the housewife put that towel over the item to be ironed to prevent the coal dust from dirtying the item. With a little help from member Pat, he proceeded to iron the towel.
Nice job, Richard!
Club History:
The Pressing Iron and Trivet Collectors of America was founded July 22, 1984 at Owatonna, Minnesota
as The Midwest Sad Iron Collectors Club - MSICC, with 24 family names from Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Founded to further the many aspects of the collecting of pressing irons and to encourage fellowship among pressing iron collectors, the Club membership directory now lists over 300 family names. Though the Clubs’ roots are in the mid-west, we have members in 40 states, Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Romania, Spain, Switzerland and The Netherlands.
Membership:
Whether you have a collection of 9, 90 or 900 irons, you too, can share in the fellowship when club members meet at the annual convention to exchange information about their common hobby as well as buy, sell and trade irons, trivets and other laundry related items.
Click here for a Membership Application.
Join now!
Newsletter:
A great membership benefit is the Club’s quarterly newsletter,
"PRESSING NEWS"
serves as an information exchange about pressing irons. In addition, many laundry related articles, books and pamphlets may be borrowed by stateside members from the Club’s Lending Library.
Reference Library:
Another great membership benefit is the Club’s extensive Reference Library. Lonnie Sinclair has served as our Librarian for many years and offers all of the publications in the library on a lending basis (domestic only) to members only. Members cover the shipping costs both ways.
THE GREATEST BENEFIT:
The Greatest Benefit of being a member of the The Pressing Iron and Trivet Collectors of America, as so wonderfully stated by Leo Smith, is the opportunity to meet many of the wonderful people who share your love of antique irons. It is a great group indeed!
Officers for 2010-2011:
- President:
- Bob Zackowski
- Secretary/Treasurer:
- Jerry Marcus
- 67-10 161st Street
- Flushing, NY 11365-3163
- Phone: 718-591-0927
- E-mail:
- Editor, "Pressing News":
- William "Buck" Carson
- Librarian:
- Ken Broman
- 4052 Rehbein Rd.
- Duluth, MN 55803
- Phone: 218-724-8727
- E-mail:
Save the dates……PITCA Convention 2011
The 27th PITCA Convention will be held in Evansville, Indiana
Convention starts Friday August 4, 2010, continued through Friday August 5, 2011. (Date to be confirmed)
To be held at: Casino Aztar
Room Rates: Casino Aztar - $ 65.00 per night (All activities will be held at Aztar)
Rate: Le Merigot - $ 109.00 per night
(This is an upscale Spa Hotel part of the Casino which is just a block away)
For Reservations call: 1-800-544-0120
(Use code # 5466 when making the reservation)
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