Antique 1890s IXL No. 5 Cast Iron Sad Iron - Solid Metal Handle Clothes Press

Manufactured at the turn of the century (circa 1890s–1910s), this solid-cast piece of household history was an absolute essential for traditional clothes pressing before the advent of electricity.

Cast as a single piece of solid iron with an integrated all-metal loop handle, this flatiron proudly features the iconic manufacturer's mark "I X L" alongside the weight class designation "5" cast in bold raised relief directly onto the top face of the base. Over the span of a century, it has developed a magnificent, authentic dark gunmetal grey and heavily oxidized rustic patina. Utterly solid, heavy, and bursting with primitive character, it serves as a spectacular vintage doorstop, an industrial shelf bookend, a heavy desk paperweight, or a core addition to a collection of early American ironware.