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2013
Estate Auction
Annual Convention

June 15
11:00 to 16:00
Verlengde Parkweg 12
6717 GN Ede
The Netherlands
Mobile number +31 (0)6 51486628
Questions: André Versteegen
600 irons, 300 trivets, 4 fluter machines, iron stoves, fluters, early electric irons, mangle boards, (brass) box irons, antique toy irons, flower irons
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2013
Pressing Iron and Trivet Collectors of America
Annual Convention

August 2-3, 2013
Friday-Saturday
Sheraton Hotel
8787 Keystone Crossing
Indianapolis, IN 46246
Reservations: 800-325-3535
Room Rate: $ 99.00

Members Only Auction
August 1-2
400 Irons
Questions: Jerry Marcus, Secretary-Treasurer
2015
15th International Congress of Iron Collectors

September 3-6, 2015
Newton, NJ
Contact: IN15 Committee
(Raymond, Carson, Irons, Leighton, Marcus, Pagano, Todd, Vanderberk)
Join the Pressing Iron and Trivet Collectors of America now and receive TWO
great benefits!
First...the "Pressing News" every quarter.
Join the MSICC now and receive the 'Pressing News' quarterly!
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Second...access to the Reference Library. Join the MSICC now and receive access to the MSICC Reference Library.
Listing - XLS
Cover - JPG
Guidelines - PDF



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Chinese Smoothing Irons by Vittorio and Roswitha Di Martino

"Chinese Smoothing Irons"
by Vittorio and Roswitha
Di Martino

I am happy to announce to you and all the friends of PITCA, the appearance of our new book on "Chinese Smoothing Irons". The book, which is the first one entirely devoted to the subject, is in English with highlights in Chinese, and about 220 colour illustrations. Now selling for only $65.00 plus shipping. Click here to order directly from Vittorio and Roswitha!


Click Here for more details or to purchase "Streamlined Irons" by Jay Raymond

"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. Now selling for only $45: FREE shipping to anywhere in the U.S.A. Click here for details!


Click Here for more details or to purchase Strijk te Kijk Show and Tell by Ton van der Tonnekreek

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. Click here for details!



Click Here for more details or to purchase Tuesday's Children

"Tuesday's Children"
by Judy & Frank Politzer (1986)

"Tuesday's Children" by Judy & Frank Politzer. The original definitive text concerning Little Irons. The Politzers really had a love affair with Little Irons. The illustrations and photographs are the best available about this important aspect of iron collecting. 270 pages. Click here for details!



Click Here for more details or to purchase Early Tuesday Morning

"Early Tuesday Morning"
by Judy & Frank Politzer (1986)

"Early Tuesday Morning" by Judy & Frank Politzer. 258 pages of all miniatures - under 10 cm. Hundreds of black and white photographs, patent drawings, old catalog exerpts, old advertisements and a comprehensive index. New---original editions available! Click here for details!


Click Here for more details or to purchase "Expanded A to Z Guide to Collecting Trivets" by Lynn Rosack

"Expanded A to Z Guide to Collecting Trivets"
by Lynn Rosack

The Expanded A to Z Guide to Collecting Trivets is divided into Contemporary (post 1940) Trivets, Advertising Stands, and Antique and Vintage Trivets. New additions to the Contemporary Trivets section includes the entire series of 55 Electric Furnace man (EFM) trivets as well as information on contemporary Griswold trivets and Horace Strong's Vermont trivets. An Introduction to Iron Collecting, which includes suggestions for new collectors - plus a very special section on the Toy Swan Iron. 2010 values.


EVEN MORE IRONS BY IRONS

"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

"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

"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!


PATENTS

"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!


Sensible Iron
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:
Join the MSICC now and receive access to the MSICC Reference Library.
Listing - XLS
Cover - JPG
Guidelines - PDF
Another great membership benefit is the Club’s extensive Reference Library. Ken Broman has served as our Librarian for several 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 2012-2013:

President:
Cathy Leighton
Phone: 330-923-2346

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: 218-724-0676
E-mail:
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