Prase — Coal-Heated Cast Iron Clothes Iron
Ohio Foundry Collection, Pre-1905 Collection, Cleveland and Cincinnati Forgotten Foundries, Museum Collection Steve Thaman Ohio Foundry Collection, Pre-1905 Collection, Cleveland and Cincinnati Forgotten Foundries, Museum Collection Steve Thaman

Prase — Coal-Heated Cast Iron Clothes Iron

This coal-heated charcoal box iron bears the name "PRASE" cast in raised letters with "CINCINNATI" and "OHIO" on the opposite side, and "PAT'D AUG 14 1888" on the rear near the ventilation openings. The adjustable dampers still open and close as designed. Prase does not appear in any cast iron collector database — making this iron possibly the only surviving evidence the company existed. A German immigrant foundry in Cincinnati's booming Over-the-Rhine industrial economy. Preserved in original as-found patina. Acquired from eBay seller tsp8ntball5hnf, March 2026.

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