Miss Prink was founded in 1949 by Jane Coventry Castell, my grandmother. As an Artist and Engineer, she left her home town of Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 25 and drove to Manhattan. She married, had one child but was forced to raise her son alone when her husband died suddenly in 1946. She made Miss Prink in her basement at 141 Riverside Drive. I found the formula for this brand in my parents safety deposit box in 2022. Having collected the patent, copyright, advertising material and media clippings, I have have re-started the company in honor of her.
