Copper, aluminum, cast iron, brass, plastic, porcelain, crystal and even ... Golden. Previously, the irons were at home, then part of the exhibits of the resulting collection moved to the cottage, and the most expensive - in his new brainchild, a cozy cafe. Here we met. True, as it turned out, the passion for this hobby in Mikhail Shirvindt has already passed, which he found a logical explanation. "I am still reflexively still looking at the irons everywhere, where I happen. And it is striking that in the last years four I practically did not see the irons, which I would not have. Probably somehow organically I finished the collection, because I collected everything. But I keep it, I love and unconscious, I'm not going. "
Misha, how and where did the hobby start so interesting?
Mikhail Shirvindt: "I am first Iron. Fifteen-seventeen years ago, my family rested in Crete, went with my wife for some kind of benches. She watched cups, china, and since I unlike my friend Sergei Ursulak was not passionate about shopping, it stood stupidly, waited and twisted some kind of pleasant heavy iron thing in his hand. I did not even understand what it was. And when the stock purchase of cups finally ended, we came out, and I looked that it was. It turned out, a copper little iron, five centimeters - probably press for papers. I can not say that I unconsciously took this thing - she lay so well in her hand. (Smiles.) Two months old Iron stood at my house on the table, migrating from place to place. Then in Austria, by chance in some tobacco shop, I saw two tiny iron and began to think: "How would they smoke them?" They were also metallic, but with a wooden handle. I and so, and Syak - unreal, they are behind the glass. Gone. But the next day returned, because I realized that I can't live without these irons. This god shook me for the fact that I am first. (Laughs.) I bought them. And it started ... Then I had a program "Travel Naturalist". We came to some kind of country, filmed the whole day day, and then I was in search of irons. Our operator and my friend Ilya Spiz also became partly infected with this, he had an excitement, and he like a crazy left earlier me. And it was important for me to find the iron in a bench. This is the whole kayf. And he liked, leaving the bench, carelessly say: "look at the fourth shelf."
Now in the Collection of Shirvindt about three hundred exhibits. Photo: Victor Goryachev.
You have not all souvenir irons ...Michael:
"Yes, sometimes I bought real, very colorful. In Spain, on a flea market, acquired a cast iron, "Gendarmerie number 7" is written on it. Spanish gendarmes stroked them collars. There are registered irons. In the same Spain, I bought the iron on which it is written that this is the authorship of Gaudi. There is a very unusual Iron-swan with a beautiful curved neck. I was brought from Israel. And it is not decorative, but functional. He rings when they are stroking, because it has a bell. Why in iron bell? To make the hostess sitting in another room, followed the workers. As soon as silence comes, she understood it - they stopped working. In Moscow, I somehow bought a crazy copper iron, the beginning of the XX or end of the XIX century. He probably half a length. Loading. "How did such a heavy irons manage to endure from the store?
Mikhail: "Then for the Iron I could do anything. In the Czech Republic stole a wooden iron from the Children's Collection of Furniture for Barbie. In one of the benches in a huge toy apartment at the cost of eighty dollars stood the iron. Day three I went around him and asked: "Doesn't you buy something separately?". - "No you can not". I had to drive Pavl Fa love and Ilya Spis in the shop so that they would distract the saleswoman, and at this time I sole iron. The whole wet from horror came out, because it was terribly scary that I was caught on such a strange theft. "
Thoughtful thing laid the beginning of the collection. Photo: Victor Goryachev.
What should be in an antique iron so you bought it?Michael:
"To shook. I have a pair of real irons, they are the shape of ancient shoes, such a hammashi. There are corrugated irons for collar. There are toy aluminum fifties. In Riga, I made a designer iron, it is almost all of the crystal. He, of course, is not functional, but as beautiful! The hardest of my irons - copper, weighs kilograms twelve. It is very convenient because when ironing it is well pressed things. From Spain, I was brought by a real copper huge iron. I do not know how much they paid for the advantage at the airport. "If the iron shook how much it is not sorry for him?
Mikhail: "Here is he, heavy, worth two hundred or one hundred seventy dollars. In my opinion, I still slow down the price. This is an important psychological moment. In beetles you can bargain. It is very important to take the iron, carelessly twist him and with a warrant face, although you shakes from Azart and excitement, carelessly ask: "How much does it cost?" Then it's supposedly forget about him, take it, for example, some old spoon and ask how much it costs And then again about the iron. It is easier to bargain in eastern countries. In Turkey, in a closed bench, I saw the iron from the finest pink porcelain, just an air, with some hole in the nose. I asked all neighboring owners: "Where is the owner?" - "left." And we already left. And I returned there in a year. And he ... there was. And we drove to shoot the program in South Africa, with a landing in Turkey for four hours. I took a taxi and rushed. I am already pounding from excitement. Came running. The shop is open. And ... Iron stands. I immediately grabbed him: "How much does it cost?" He said: "Twenty dollars." I began to leave, and he: "Well, how much do you give for it?" - "Well, two dollar". They agreed on eight or ten. And I also have gold ice. They are sold in jewelry stores. I often bought, mainly in Italy, silver weems. And then I saw small gold and realized that I would take them for any money. What was my surprise: they turned out to be much cheaper than many of their silver, or even copper fellows. It was worth about twenty dollars, because they are light, empty. "
So iron stroked at the beginning of the last century. Photo: Victor Goryachev.
How much do you have all the irons?Michael:
"About three hundred. I sometimes think of them, but I am knight. Unfortunately, there are still a lot of pairs. All friends, seeing anywhere around, immediately bought them for me. I smiled sweetly when I was told: "We have a gift for you," knowing for you, that I have this iron for sure. Not everyone had such an opportunity, as I - to visit forty countries in search of irons. (Laughs.) But almost killed my collection of the Czech Republic. There are countries where there are no irons at all, just find them unrealistic, and then I suddenly bought pieces of forty, although in fact, the souvenir iron is a rare thing. One day, at the very beginning of my gathering, we found themselves in Venice. And I saw in some silver bench that there were seven silver small irons on the shelter. Not realizing that I was doing (I did not know my fanaticism yet), I chose one and bought. And then I could not forgive me: how could I not buy six different irons?! After seven years, we went to Italy to shoot the "travel of naturalist". And in Venice, I long explained the Italians for a long time, that there was such an area, there is a shop and a shopping shop ... well, everything, as in the film "Gentlemen of Good luck": "There was still a man" ... I was given somewhere, and I said: " Yes, this area, but instead of a shop ... ". The guide said: "Everything changes, including Venice." I am disappointed. And on the last day, walking in Venice, I suddenly find that area, and there is this store, and a shop. But there is not a single iron. It was such a tragedy! I lived this shelf for seven years. "What irons in your collection are the rarest?
Mikhail: "Somehow I was presented with the iron, with whom Leonid of the Rocks with the song" Yuu, Tyu, Tyu, was blocked, our iron broke out. " I was brought to me from Odessa. "
Is this exactly Iron Rockov?
Mikhail: "Not important. I have a feeling that it is. All our life is a solid deception. (Laughs.) Through the Internet somehow bought a small electric iron for five dollars, ten, apparently, the road, the years of the fortieth-fifties. It was in oil, that is, never turned on. I have a monstrous aggregate. The same Ilya found him in Valencia. I see: painted iron, from plaster. On the lid of the bears, bunnies - well, such a kich that I will pull the eyes. Creepy! But it is impossible not to buy! Now it's worth me how the stage of the collection. The nature did not invent anything terrible than this iron. Another expensive iron bought. But I do not want about him
remember".
Wooden iron chickened daughter Mikhail Shirvindt. Photo: Victor Goryachev.
Why?Michael:
"Also in Italy, in my opinion, in Verona, I bought an iron of medium size, centimeters seven per six, silver, chumova, with a wooden handle, with some inclusion. I looked! It is ninety dollars. I could not move away from him. Lean, returned, traded. No, do not lower the price. They immediately understood that I was hooked ... I was wrapped up. And I didn't specifically unfold him all the trip to see later in Moscow. We had a car rental, and he lay in bag, in the trunk. And when we all packaged, I told our operator: "Take all packages." In the end ... Iron disappeared. God with them, with these money. But, first of all, it is unique. Secondly, I did not even see him. I called this rolling company, called the hotel - no. The more time passes, the more I understand the greatness of this iron. So this is a sad story. Verona ... "No Tale stumbling in the world."How do guests react who have seen the collection for the first time?
Mikhail: "This is probably to show family photos to guests who say:" My God, how interesting! ", - And you yourself hate at this moment."
And how did the family treat your hobby?
Mikhail: "Regards. Up to the point that the daughter began collecting small watering cans. But they had to buy them. Another thing, can be found more often. Therefore, when I did not find the iron where it should be in all positions, then, as a rule, there was a watering can there. "
Now Mikhail has a new hobby. Photo: Victor Goryachev.
And why are weakers?Michael:
"She thought up so much. It is not interesting to collect bicycles, motorcycles, because there are such a quantity that you can go crazy. I offered our operator to collect cameras, camcorders, cameras. You can collect a wonderful collection, comprehend it. But he ruined greed. But what shams me, so it is sewing machines. What are beautiful! And they are also rare like irons. By the way, this Wooden Iron Daughter Made in childhood, that is, a long time ago. And she was terribly worried when a piece broke off from him. This, in fact, was her first and only exercise. Therefore, he is so roads, I even lined him. And now she is professionally engaged in hats for dummies. In our cafe on the hats for teapots - stylized Soroki, and they just made my daughter. We called our café "7 forty", confident that everyone knows the song, but it turned out, the youth is not very in the subject. And then an excellent variation arose - the cafe can be called as you want, that is, with the emphasis on the first, and on the second syllable. The other day, the beginning of the new collection was put by Ivan Urgant. He walks here very often, and this is the first plate on which he painted Soroki and put a signature. I thought that all our famous friends will draw forty on plates. Our plates, our markers, and talent guests. So I hope that soon anyone who comes here will see the walls hung with plates with forty. "Marina Zeltser