Southern Cast Iron

A Collector’s Paradise

Marg and Larry O’Neil have amassed a collection of vintage cast iron exceeding 13,000 pieces, housed in their home and an unassuming pole barn on the Pacific Northwest plains, leading up to the slopes of Mt. Rainier. And they want you to come see it for yourself.

The dynamic duo are former grocery store owners turned real estate gurus who have enlivened their “retirement” with the sport of cast iron collecting. They graciously invite fellow enthusiasts to visit their home in Tacoma, Washington, to experience and document their

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