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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                 (Rule 13d-102)

             INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
              TO RULES 13d-l(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO
                             FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-2
                               (Amendment No. __)*

                            HEARTLAND TECHNOLOGY INC.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, Par Value $.30 Per Share
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    421979105
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                January 12, 2000
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

                 Check the appropriate box to designate the rule
                   pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

                                | | Rule 13d-l(b)

                                |X| Rule 13d-l(c)

                                | | Rule 13d-l(d)



* 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
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on 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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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

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CUSIP No. 421979105                                           Page 2 of 7 Pages
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        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1       SS. OR I.R.S IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

        Dorsey R. Gardner
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2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*               (a) | |
                                                                        (b) | |
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3       SEC USE ONLY
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4       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

        U.S.A
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               5      SOLE VOTING POWER
  NUMBER OF
    SHARES            145,000 **Please refer to Item 4, Page 5 for disclaimer
 BENEFICIALLY         of beneficial ownership
   OWNED BY    -----------------------------------------------------------------
     EACH
  REPORTING    6      SHARED VOTING POWER
    PERSON
     WITH             0
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               7      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                      145,000 **Please refer to Item 4, Page 5 for disclaimer
                      of beneficial ownership
               -----------------------------------------------------------------

               8      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                      0
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9       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

        145,000 **Please refer to Item 4, Page 5 for disclaimer of beneficial
        ownership
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10      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
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11      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

        8.9% (See Note 1) **Please refer to Item 4, Page 5 for disclaimer of
        beneficial ownership
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12      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

        IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
Note  1 -  This  Percentage  is  based  on  1,621,238  shares  of  Common  Stock
outstanding as of September 30, 1999.


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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

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CUSIP No. 421979105                                           Page 3 of 7 Pages
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Item 1(a). Name of issuer:

      Heartland Technology, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (the "Company").

Item I(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

      547 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois  60661.

Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:

      The Person filing this statement is Dorsey R. Gardner.

Item 2(b). Address of Principal Offices or, if None, Residence:

      The  business  address of Gardner,  and LP is P.O. Box 190240 Miami Beach,
Florida 33119.

Item 2(c). Citizenship:

      Dorsey R. Gardner - U.S.A.

Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:

      The  title of the  class of  equity  securities  to which  this  statement
relates is the Common  Stock,  par value $.30 per share (the  "Shares"),  of the
Company.

Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:

      421979105


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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

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CUSIP No. 421979105                                           Page 4 of 7 Pages
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Item 3. If the Statement is being filed pursuant to Rule  13d-l(b),  or 13d-2(b)
or (c), check whether the filing person is a:

(a)| | Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
(b)| | Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
(c)| | Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C.
       78c);
(d)| | Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company
       Act of 1940 (15U.S.C. 80a-8);
(e)| | An investment adviser in accordance with l3d-l(b)(I)(ii)(E);
(f)| | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with 13d-I
       (b)(I)(ii)(F);
(g)| | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
       13d-l(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h)| | A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit
       Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.1813);
(i)| | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment
       company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15
       U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j)| | Group, in accordance with l3d-l(b)(l)(ii)(J).

If this statement is filed pursuant to 13d-1(c), check this box.       |X|

Item 4. Ownership:

      The  information  in Items 5-11 on the cover pages  (pages 2 through 4) of
this Schedule 13G is incorporated by reference.



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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

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CUSIP No. 421979105                                           Page 5 of 7 Pages
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Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

      If this  statement  is being  filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting  person had ceased to be the beneficial  owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following

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

      Not Applicable.

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.

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.

      Not Applicable.

Item 10. Certification.

      By signing  below I certify  that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the  securities  referred  to above were not  acquired  and are not held for the
purpose of or with the effect of  changing  or  influencing  the  control of the
issuer of the  securities  and were not acquired and are not held in  connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.



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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

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CUSIP No. 421979105                                           Page 6 of 7 Pages
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                                    SIGNATURE

      After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge  and belief,  I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.

Dated:  February 11, 2000

                                    DORSEY R. GARDNER

                                    BY: /s/ Timothy G. Caffrey
                                        ----------------------
                                        Timothy G. Caffrey
                                        Attorney-in-Fact

      The original  statement shall be signed by each person on whose behalf the
statement is filed or his authorized representative.  If the statement is signed
on behalf of a person by his authorized  representative  other than an executive
officer  or   general   partner  of  the   filing   person,   evidence   of  the
representative's  authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with
the  statement,  provided,  however,  that a power of attorney  for this purpose
which is already on file with the Commission may be  incorporated  by reference.
The name and any title of each person who signs the statement  shall be typed or
printed beneath his signature.

Attention. Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal
criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).


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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

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CUSIP No. 421979105                                           Page 7 of 7 Pages
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



99.1  Power of Attorney.  Filed herewith.






                                  Exhibit 99.1

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

      Know all by these presents,  that the undersigned  hereby  constitutes and
appoints Timothy G. Caffrey, the undersigned's true and lawful  attorney-in-fact
to:

(1)      execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in each the undersigned's
         individual capacity, as a general partner by Hollybank  Investment,  LP
         ("LP") and as a  managing  member of Thistle  Investment  LLC  ("LLC"),
         Schedule 13G and any amendments  thereto in accordance  with Section 13
         of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

(2)      do and  perform  any and all act for and on behalf  of the  undersigned
         which may be  necessary  or  desirable to complete and execute any such
         Schedule 13G and any amendments  thereto and timely file such form with
         the United  States  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  and any stock
         exchange or similar authority; and

(3)      take any other action of any type  whatsoever  in  connection  with the
         foregoing  which,  in the opinion of such  attorney-in-fact,  may be of
         benefit  to, in the best  interest  of, or  legally  required  by,  the
         undersigned,  it being  understood that the documents  executed by such
         attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of
         Attorney  shall be in such  form  and  shall  contain  such  terms  and
         conditions   as   such    attorney-in-fact    may   approve   in   such
         attorney-in-fact's discretion.

      The  undersigned  hereby  grants to such  attorney-in-fact  full power and
authority  to do and perform any and every act and thing  whatsoever  requisite,
necessary,  or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally  present,  with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby  ratifying  and  confirming  all  that  such  attorney-in-fact,  or  such
attorney-in-fact's  substitute or substitutes,  shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this  power of  attorney  and the  rights  and  powers  herein
granted. The undersigned  acknowledges that the foregoing  attorney-in-fact,  in
serving in such  capacity at the request of the  undersigned,  are not assuming,
nor is LP or LLC assuming,  any of the undersigned's  responsibilities to comply
with Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

      This Power of  Attorney  shall  remain in full force and effect  until the
undersigned  is no  longer  required  to file  Schedule  13G and any  amendments
thereto  with  respect to the  undersigned's  holdings  of and  transactions  in
securities  issued by LP and LLC, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-fact.



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      IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 11th day of January, 2000.

                                    /s/ Dorsey R. Gardner
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                                        Signature

                                        Dorsey R. Gardner, individually and as
                                        General Partner of
                                        Hollybank Investment, LP and Managing
                                        Member of Thistle Investment LLC



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