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2008
Swiss Club of Friends of
Antique Pressing Irons
May 4th, 2008
Kirchgemeindehause "Bethel"
CH-4127 Birsfelden (Baselland)
Switzerland
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2008
A Great Combination of events! Auction
The Bill & Peggy Heyman and Eloise & Richard Preis Collections
Wednesday-Thursday
August 6-7, 2008
Hilton Airport Hotel
8801 NW 112th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
Reservations: 1-816-891-8900
Simmons & Company Auctioneers
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Followed by the...
2008
Midwest Sad Iron
Collectors Club Annual Convention
August 8-9, 2008
Hilton Airport Hotel
8801 NW 112th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
Reservations: 1-816-891-8900

Questions: Jerry Marcus, Secretary-Treasurer

2009
Let's go to New Zealand!
14th International
Iron Collectors' Conference
October 16-18 2009
Hans J. Dresel
P.O. Box 249
Waipukurau
Hawke's Bay 4242
New Zealand
+646 858 8011

Join the MSICC - The Midwest Sad Iron Collectors Club 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 MSICC Reference Library.

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library inventory list.

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"Scottish Box Irons"
by Alexander Bracht
A wonderful resource book on Scottish Box Irons. Click here for details!

"In Search of Their Roots - Scottish Box Irons"
by Ian & Ann Anderson
The first complete resource book on Scottish Box Irons published in 1988. Click here for details!

"Even More Irons By Irons" (2000) is 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.

"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!

"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!

"Pressing Iron Patents - A Pictorial Presentation of Patent Briefs 1876-1912" (1994) is a soft cover pamphlet with 160 fact-filled pages.

Clear Acrylic Iron Display Shelf - excellent for displaying miniature or toy irons or other small items for display. Measures 18" wide x 8.5" deep x 3.5" tall Click here to Order!

"Tramp Art - One Notch at a Time" (1998)
A wonderful resource book on a form of American Folk Art by Clifford Wallach and Michael Cornish. Click here for details!

Buy our collection!
August 6-7, 2008
Kansas City, MO

Thats's right! We've spent almost 40 years putting the collection together and now the time has come to share our treasures with other collectors.

Our auction includes more than 500 lots of:: Pressing Irons; Pressing Iron Heaters; Pressing Iron Trivets; Books, Catalogs & Literature

A Great Auctioneer Many of you know Bob and Rilla Simmons from Simmons & Company Auctioneers, Richmond, MO. They are delightful, well-informed friends who have handled most of the significant iron auctions in the last 10 years. They've got a wonderful crew who are helpful and motivated to help you get the items you want.

NO RESERVE AUCTION! ALL items will be sold on the day of the auction since there are no minimum prices! Everything goes!

NO BUYERS PREMIUM! You've got that right. There is no BUYERS PREMIUM! The seller pays the whole commission so that you know exactly what you will pay...while you are bidding...instead of doing complicated math and missing the items you wanted to buy!

You'll certainly want to be there for the PREVIEW day on Tuesday, August 5, 2008 and then BOTH days of the auction. Wednesday, August 6, 2008 - The Heyman Collection and on Thursday, August 7, 2008 - The Preis Collection.

3 Great Events in 5 Days!
All at the same hotel!
When & Where! Auction
The Bill & Peggy Heyman
and
Eloise & Richard Preis Collections
Preview - Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 - The Heyman Collection
Thursday, August 7, 2008 - The Preis Collection
Hilton Airport Hotel
8801 NW 112th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
Reservations: 1-816-891-8900
Simmons & Company Auctioneers
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Auction Catalogs! Order yours today! Simmons & Co. Auctioneers offer a beautiful, full color, large, spiral bound, 60-page, informative catalog...almost a "cofee table book". It comes with a CD containing ALL the individual lot photos, the itemized listing and a slide show presentation, for easy browsing of the auction items in advance. Post-auction prices realized list will be mailed, at no additional charge, to those purchasing a catalog.

This FULL COLOR CATALOG/CD combination is sure to be an extremely valuable and useful reference tool for iron collectors and a true collector's item in itself.

Hotel Reservations - at a Special Discounted Room Rate! Please call 1-816-891-8900 for Hotel Reservations as soon as possible, since there are a limited number of rooms reserved at the special convention price. Be certain to mention the "Auction/MSICC block" to get the special room rate.

MSICC - Midwest Sad Iron Collectors Club Annual Convention The third event in this wonderful week is the MSICC - Midwest Sad Iron Collectors Club Annual Convention will follow on August 8-9, 2008 at the same hotel...the Hilton Airport Hotel, 8801 NW 112th Street. Kansas City, MO.

Questions about the MSICC meeting, please contact Jerry Marcus, Secretary-Treasurer

Sincerely,

Bill & Peggy Heyman

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