Twenty-four families at Owatonna, Minnesota founded this group in 1984 as the Midwest Sad Iron Collectors Club. It was renamed PITCA in 2008.

Today our 200+ family members hail from the United States and around the world. Some participate exclusively online while other members enjoy Internet networking plus traveling to PITCA-sponsored regional meetings and/or the Annual Convention, held every summer in a Midwest location.

PITCA promotes the many aspects of collecting irons, trivets, and other laundry collectibles. You're invited to learn more about our organization, then JOIN PITCA!  

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1. The 2026 Spring Fling will be held in April in MN. Details have been emailed to PITCA members. A PDF of the upcoming event is posted at Announcements.

2. The December Pressing News is available for reading online and/or downloading.

3. The updated Member Directory was posted online in late December 2025. Please discard any older versions and begin using this update ...  and check your own Member Directory contact information. Notify the WebmasterASAP if you have a correction.

4. The updated Index To The Pressing News was posted online on December 20th.

5. Could YOU be the next PITCA Webmaster? The job description is posted in the December 2025 issue of Pressing News.

Are you a PITCA member but can't access the Members Only section? Read here, then email the Webmaster if you're still having issues.

PITCA membership includes a subscription to the Pressing News Journal, published quarterly in September, December, March & June. 

Articles in the December 2025 issue include:

• 2025 International Congress Of Iron Collectors 
• John H. Cox Sad Iron Holder
• Rock River Thresheree Exhibut of Pressing Irons
• Little Irons from Mexico
• Russell Electric Company
• Kramer Combination Sad-Iron And Fluting Roller
• Sturgis Appliances And General Manufacturing
• A.C. Williams Company, 1934 Toy Catalog Excerpts (images)

Click Here to view articles appearing in a past issue.