@tsarstepan,
That iron piece was supposed to be for a housewife? Never knew that. I just saw it as a playing piece which looked like a miniature iron. When with my parents, the ironing was usually done by my father (he also scrubbed the kitchen floor on his hands and knees) so I never addendum associated the piece with a housewife.
Strange what you learn years later about Monopoly playing pieces. Next thing you'll do is tell me that Baltic Avenue wasn't the best spot on the board.
As to favorite pieces, I don't know that I really had one.