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Cast out of Monopoly, the real-life iron endures

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An antique flat iron rests on display at a flea market in Montpelier, Vt. Even with the rise of ìwrinkle-free,î the iron, it seems, is holding its own. While sales in the U.S. declined in volume 1 percent last year, they were up nearly 3 percent overall between 2007 and 2012, according to Euromonitor International.

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Judy Anderson irons a dress at the Sewing Basket in Montpelier, Vt. When toymaker Hasbro axed the clothes iron token from its Monopoly game at the suggestion of online voters, the company implied that the small household appliance was passe.

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When online voters nixed the clothes iron token from Hasbro's Monopoly game, the appliance was held up as passe, as something your grandmother once used to ease the wrinkles out of linens and handkerchiefs. But even with the rise of wrinkle-free fabrics, the iron, it seems, is holding its own.