A “clothes-press”? No clue. An iron? Maybe I only thought I grew up there. LOL!
LOL. A clothes-press is a closet; maybe in the old days it was a wardrobe.
I’ve only ever heard it in the sticks of PA - where you can also get some great pickled beets and eggs:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/pennsylvania-dutch-pickled-beets-and-eggs/
PA is a big, and may I say ‘diverse’, state:-)
-JT