NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC
SC 13G, 1998-02-13
ELECTRIC HOUSEWARES & FANS
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G


                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                           (Amendment No. __________)*


                        National Presto Industries, Inc.
            ---------------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                          Common Stock, $1.00 par value
            ---------------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    637215104
                             -----------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)


Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [BALLOT BOX].
(A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement
on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).


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- -------------------------                           ---------------------------
|CUSIP NO. 637215104    |           13G            |   Page  1  of   3  Pages |
|          ---------    |                          |        ---     ---       |
- -------------------------                           ---------------------------

|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   1    |  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                           |
|        |  S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                  |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  Boston Partners Asset Management, L.P.                             |
|        |  04-327-0358                                                        |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   2    |  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a) [ ]  |
|        |                                                            (b) [ ]  |
|        |  Not applicable                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   3    |  SEC USE ONLY                                                       |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   4    |  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                               |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  Delaware                                                           |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                 |   5    |  SOLE VOTING POWER                                |
|                 |        |                                                   |
|                 |        |  -0- shares                                       |
|     NUMBER OF   |--------|---------------------------------------------------|
|      SHARES     |   6    |  SHARED VOTING POWER                              |
|   BENEFICIALLY  |        |                                                   |
|     OWNED BY    |        |  375,000 shares                                   |
|       EACH      |--------|---------------------------------------------------|
|    REPORTING    |   7    |  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                           |
|      PERSON     |        |                                                   |
|    REPORTING    |        |  -0- shares                                       |
|       WITH      |--------|---------------------------------------------------|
|                 |   8    |  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                         |
|                 |        |                                                   |
|                 |        |  375,000 shares                                   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   9    |  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON       |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  375,000 shares                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  10    |  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN  [ ] |
|        |  SHARES*                                                            |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  Not applicable                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  11    |  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                  |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  5.1%                                                               |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  12    |  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                          |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  1A                                                                 |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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- -------------------------                           ---------------------------
|CUSIP NO. 637215104    |           13G            |   Page  2  of   3  Pages |
|          ---------    |                          |        ---     ---       |
- -------------------------                           ---------------------------

|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   1    |  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                           |
|        |  S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                  |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  Boston Partners, Inc.                                              |
|        |  04-326-9861                                                        |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   2    |  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a) [ ]  |
|        |                                                            (b) [ ]  |
|        |  Not applicable                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   3    |  SEC USE ONLY                                                       |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   4    |  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                               |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  Delaware                                                           |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                 |   5    |  SOLE VOTING POWER                                |
|                 |        |                                                   |
|                 |        |  -0- shares                                       |
|     NUMBER OF   |--------|---------------------------------------------------|
|      SHARES     |   6    |  SHARED VOTING POWER                              |
|   BENEFICIALLY  |        |                                                   |
|     OWNED BY    |        |  375,000 shares                                   |
|       EACH      |--------|---------------------------------------------------|
|    REPORTING    |   7    |  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                           |
|      PERSON     |        |                                                   |
|    REPORTING    |        |  -0- shares                                       |
|       WITH      |--------|---------------------------------------------------|
|                 |   8    |  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                         |
|                 |        |                                                   |
|                 |        |  375,000 shares                                   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   9    |  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON       |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  375,000 shares                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  10    |  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN  [ ] |
|        |  SHARES*                                                            |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  Not applicable                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  11    |  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                  |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  5.1%                                                               |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  12    |  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                          |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  CO                                                                 |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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- -------------------------                           ---------------------------
|CUSIP NO. 637215104    |           13G            |   Page  3  of   3  Pages |
|          ---------    |                          |        ---     ---       |
- -------------------------                           ---------------------------

|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   1    |  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                           |
|        |  S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                  |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  Desmond John Heathwood                                             |
|        |  ###-##-####                                                        |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   2    |  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a) [ ]  |
|        |                                                            (b) [ ]  |
|        |  Not applicable                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   3    |  SEC USE ONLY                                                       |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   4    |  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                               |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  United States                                                      |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                 |   5    |  SOLE VOTING POWER                                |
|                 |        |                                                   |
|                 |        |  -0- shares                                       |
|     NUMBER OF   |--------|---------------------------------------------------|
|      SHARES     |   6    |  SHARED VOTING POWER                              |
|   BENEFICIALLY  |        |                                                   |
|     OWNED BY    |        |  375,000 shares                                   |
|       EACH      |--------|---------------------------------------------------|
|    REPORTING    |   7    |  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                           |
|      PERSON     |        |                                                   |
|    REPORTING    |        |  -0- shares                                       |
|       WITH      |--------|---------------------------------------------------|
|                 |   8    |  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                         |
|                 |        |                                                   |
|                 |        |  375,000 shares                                   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   9    |  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON       |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  375,000 shares                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  10    |  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN  [ ] |
|        |  SHARES*                                                            |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  Not applicable                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  11    |  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                  |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  5.1%                                                               |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  12    |  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                          |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  IN                                                                 |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: National Presto Industries, Inc. (the "Issuer").

Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 3925 North
           Hastings Way, Eau Claire, WI 54703-3703

Item 2(a). Names of Persons Filing: Boston Partners Asset Management, L.P.
           ("BPAM"), Boston Partners, Inc. ("Boston Partners"), and Desmond
           John Heathwood. BPAM, Boston Partners, and Mr. Heathwood are
           sometimes referred to collectively herein as the "Reporting
           Persons."

Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: The
           address of the principal business office of BPAM, Boston Partners,
           and Mr. Heathwood is One Financial Center, 43rd Floor, Boston, MA
           02111.

Item 2(c). Citizenship: BPAM is a Delaware limited partnership. Boston
           Partners is a Delaware corporation. Mr. Heathwood is a United
           States citizen.

Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $1.00 par value
           ("Common Stock").

Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:  637215104
           ------------

Item 3.    If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or
           13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
           ---------------------------------------------------------

              (a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15
                      of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act").

              (b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act.

              (c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the
                      Act.

              (d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8
                      of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

              (e) [X] Investment Adviser registered under Section
                      203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

              (f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to 
                      the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security
                      Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
                      of the Act.

              (g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)
                      (ii)(G) of the Act.

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              (h) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
                      of the Act.

Item 4.    Ownership.
           ---------

    (a)    Amount Beneficially Owned: Each of the Reporting Persons may be
           deemed to own beneficially 375,000 shares of Common Stock at December
           31, 1997. BPAM owns of record 375,000 shares of Common Stock. As sole
           general partner of BPAM, Boston Partners may be deemed to own
           beneficially all of the shares of Common Stock that BPAM may be
           deemed to own beneficially. As principal stockholder of Boston
           Partners, Mr. Heathwood may be deemed to own beneficially all of the
           Common Stock that Boston Partners may be deemed to own beneficially.
           Therefore, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to own
           beneficially 375,000 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer.

    (b)    Percent of Class: 5.1% for all Reporting Persons. The
           foregoing  percentage  is  calculated  based on the  7,354,556
           shares of Common Stock  reported to be  outstanding on October
           5,  1997 as  reported  on the Form 10Q for the  quarter  ended
           October 5, 1997.

    (c)    Number of shares as to which such person has:

           (i)    sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 shares for all
                  Reporting Persons.

           (ii)   shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 375,000 shares for
                  all Reporting Persons.

           (iii)  sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
                  shares for all Reporting Persons.

           (iv)   shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                  375,000 shares for all Reporting Persons.

           Pursuant to Rule 13d-4, each of Boston Partners and Mr. Heathwood
           expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of Common
           Stock of the Issuer.

Item 5.    Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
           --------------------------------------------

           Not applicable.



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Item 6.    Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
           ---------------------------------------------------------------

           BPAM holds all of the above  375,000  shares under  management
           for its  clients,  who have the right to direct the receipt of
           dividends,  to  receive  dividends  from  such  shares  and to
           receive the  proceeds  from the sale of such  shares.  None of
           these clients holds more than five percent of the Common Stock
           of the Issuer.

Item 7.    Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired 
           the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.
           ------------------------------------------------------------------

           Not applicable.

Item 8.    Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
           ---------------------------------------------------------

           Not applicable. BPAM, Boston Partners and Mr. Heathwood expressly
           disclaim membership in a "group" as defined in Rule 13d-5(b)(1).

Item 9.    Notice of Dissolution of Group.
           ------------------------------

           Not applicable.

Item 10.   Certification.
           -------------

           By signing below we certify that, to the best of our knowledge
           and belief, the securities  referred to above were acquired in
           the ordinary  course of business and were not acquired for the
           purpose  of  and  do  not  have  the  effect  of  changing  or
           influencing  the control of the issuer of such  securities and
           were not acquired in connection  with or as a  participant  in
           any transaction having such purpose or effect.


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                                    SIGNATURE
                                    ---------

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief,
we certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
and correct. We also hereby agree to file this statement jointly pursuant to the
agreement set forth as Exhibit 1 hereto.

Dated:  February 9, 1998


BOSTON PARTNERS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

By: Boston Partners, Inc.,
    its general partner


    By: /s/ William J. Kelly
        ---------------------------------------
            William J. Kelly
            Treasurer and Senior Vice President




BOSTON PARTNERS, INC.


    By: /s/ William J. Kelly                       
        ---------------------------------------    
            William J. Kelly                       
            Treasurer and Senior Vice President    


/s/ William J. Kelly
- -------------------------
Desmond John Heathwood
by:      William J. Kelly
         Attorney-in-Fact



<PAGE>



                                                                       Exhibit 1
                                                                       ---------

                                    AGREEMENT


         Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the undersigned hereby agree that only one statement containing the information
required by Schedule 13G need be filed with respect to the ownership by each of
the undersigned of shares of Common Stock of National Presto Industries, Inc.

         This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original.

         EXECUTED this 9th day of February, 1998.


BOSTON PARTNERS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

By: Boston Partners, Inc.,
    its general partner


    By: /s/ William J. Kelly
        ---------------------------------------
            William J. Kelly
            Treasurer and Senior Vice President




BOSTON PARTNERS, INC.


    By: /s/ William J. Kelly                       
        ---------------------------------------    
            William J. Kelly                       
            Treasurer and Senior Vice President    


/s/ William J. Kelly
- -------------------------
Desmond John Heathwood
by:      William J. Kelly
         Attorney-in-Fact


<PAGE>



                                    SIGNATURE
                                    ---------

         After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief,
we certify that the  information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete
and correct. We also hereby agree to file this statement jointly pursuant to the
agreement set forth as Exhibit 1 hereto.

Dated:  February 9, 1998


BOSTON PARTNERS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

By: Boston Partners, Inc.,
    its general partner


    By: /s/ William J. Kelly
        ---------------------------------------
            William J. Kelly
            Treasurer and Senior Vice President




BOSTON PARTNERS, INC.


    By: /s/ William J. Kelly                       
        ---------------------------------------    
            William J. Kelly                       
            Treasurer and Senior Vice President    


/s/ William J. Kelly
- -------------------------
Desmond John Heathwood
by:      William J. Kelly
         Attorney-in-Fact


<PAGE>



                                                                       Exhibit 1
                                                                       ---------

                                    AGREEMENT


         Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the undersigned hereby agree that only one statement  containing the information
required by Schedule 13G need be filed with respect to the  ownership by each of
the undersigned of shares of Common Stock of National Presto Industries, Inc.

         This Agreement may be executed in any number of  counterparts,  each of
which shall be deemed an original.

         EXECUTED this 9th day of February, 1998.


BOSTON PARTNERS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

By: Boston Partners, Inc.,
    its general partner


    By: /s/ William J. Kelly
        ---------------------------------------
            William J. Kelly
            Treasurer and Senior Vice President




BOSTON PARTNERS, INC.


    By: /s/ William J. Kelly                       
        ---------------------------------------    
            William J. Kelly                       
            Treasurer and Senior Vice President    


/s/ William J. Kelly
- -------------------------
Desmond John Heathwood
by:      William J. Kelly
         Attorney-in-Fact




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