This year's PITCA Auction, presented by Hartzell's Auction Gallery, was held prior to the Annual Convention. In 2024 there were 2 auctions: one featuring miniature irons followed by another featuring full sized examples. The LiveAuctioneer links provided below share the Prices Realized. 

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

Besides club & member news and information on upcoming auctions & events, each issue features several informative articles complete with full color photographs.

Articles in the June 2024 issue include:

• PITCA Gatherings: Zoom & Spring Meeting
• Ten Years Of Pressing News
• A Concise History of Early Electric Irons In The United States
• Early Generations Of American Electric Irons
• American Electrical Heater Co.
• Pacific Electric Heating Co.
• General Electric
• Westinghouse
• Landers, Frary & Clark
• Simplex Electric Heating Co.

Click Here to view an excerpt of a past issue!

Here is the most recent video #86 in the Kevin Talks Irons series! An Index of the entire series of videos (with Links) is posted under Spotlight.

View the entire Index of one minute Videos under the Spotlight tab. Share them with your friends! This is the most recent entry, #31:1854 Rotating Fuel Iron

Do you collect little irons and trivets? Limited copies of Tuesday's Children and Early Tuesday Morning remain. To purchase, visit the PITCA Store.

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1. A Photo Album of the 40th PITCA Convention is in the works and will be shared soon at Conventions.

2. The June Edition of the Pressing News is available for viewing online at Pressing News. 

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

PITCA members hail from the United States and around the world. Some participate exclusively online while others enjoy Internet networking plus traveling to PITCA-sponsored regional meetings, auctions, and the Annual Convention held in the Midwest.

There are many benefits of a PITCA membership! Whether you're a novice, intermediate or expert collector, as a PITCA member you can explore the many aspects of collecting, cleaning, displaying, researching and promoting irons, trivets, and other laundry collectibles. Benefits & Application