Notable U.S. Manufacturers - The Cast Iron Collector: Information for The Vintage Cookware Enthusiast

Notable U.S. Hollow Ware Manufacturers

The manufacturers listed here are those whose products will most typically be seen in the vintage cast iron collectibles marketplace.

Birmingham Stove & Range Co. - Birmingham, AL (1902-1990s) CI Close Up

Hollow ware manufacturing arm of Atlanta Stove Works
Lines include:
Red Mountain (1930s-1950s)
Century (1950s-1992)
Pioneer (1970s)
Lady Bess (1970s-1990s)

Favorite Stove & Range Co. - Piqua, OH (1916*-1935) CI Close Up

Brands include:
Favorite Piqua Ware
Miami (economy brand)
Puritan (for Sears Roebuck)

Griswold Manufacturing Co. - Erie, PA (1885-1957) CI Close Up

Brands include:
Erie (1880-1905)
Griswold's Erie (1907-1909)
Victor (economy brand)(1900s-1930s)
Griswold (1909-1957)
Iron Mountain (unmarked) (1940s)
Good Health (store brand)(1920s-1930s)
Best Made S.R. & Co. (for Sears Roebuck) (1920s)
Puritan (for Sears Roebuck) (1920s-1930s)
Merit (for Sears Roebuck) (1920s)

Lodge Manufacturing Co. - South Pittsburg, TN (1910-Present) CI Close Up

Brands include:
Chef's Choice
Friar's Friend
Maid of Honor (for Sears Roebuck)¹
Plantation Ware

¹There is some controversy as to whether certain MOH pieces were made by Lodge. While some were clearly Lodge with a MOH paper label, those with the incised MOH TM do not appear to have been made by Lodge.

Martin Stove & Range Co. - Florence, AL (1917-1953) CI Close Up

Brands include:
Martin
Perfection

Sidney Hollow Ware Co. - Sidney, OH (1888-1897) CI Close Up

Vollrath Manufacturing Co. - Sheboygan, WI (1884-1960s) CI Close Up

Wagner Manufacturing Co. - Sidney, OH (1891-1959) CI Close Up

Brands include:
Wagner (1891-1930s)
Sidney (1905-1929)
Wagner Ware (1914-1959)
National (economy brand)(1890s-1930s)
Long Life (store brand)(1930s)
Montgomery Ward/Wardway (1930s)

Wapak Hollow Ware Co. - Wapakoneta, OH (1903-1926) CI Close Up

Brands include:
Wapak
Oneta (economy brand)(1912-1926)

Other often-seen U.S. cast iron foundry cookware products:

Ahrens & Arnold - Wapakoneta, OH

Alfred Andresen & Co. - Minneapolis, MN CI Close Up

American Brass & Iron Co. (AB&I) - Oakland, CA

Atlanta Stove Works - Atlanta, GA CI Close Up

Belknap Hardware and Mfg. Co. - Louisville, KY CI Close Up

Birdsboro Casting Co. - Birdsboro, PA CI Close Up

Cahill Iron Works - Chattanooga, TN CI Close Up

Chicago Hardware Foundry Co. - Chicago, IL CI Close Up

Columbus Hollow Ware Co. ("The Favorite") - Columbus, OH CI Close Up

Columbus Iron Works Co. - Columbus, GA CI Close Up

Crescent Foundry Co. (Ozark) - St. Louis, MO CI Close Up

Dixie Foundry Co. - Cleveland, TN CI Close Up

Excelsior Manufacturing Co. (G.F. Filley) - St. Louis, MO CI Close Up

Foster Stove Co. - Ironton, OH CI Close Up

Keystone Food Chopper (C.I. Co.) - Boyertown, PA CI Close Up

King Stove & Range Co. (preceded Martin) - Sheffield, AL CI Close Up

W.J. Loth Stove Co. (Loth's) - Waynesboro, VA CI Close Up

Marietta Casting Co. - Marietta, PA

Marietta Hollowware and Enameling Co. (M.H.& E.Co.) - Marietta, PA

Marion Stove Co. - Marion, IN CI Close Up

O'Brien & O'Brien - Chicago, IL

Orr Painter & Co. (O.P. & Co.) - Reading, PA CI Close Up

Phillips & Buttorff Mfg. Co. (P&B Mfg. Co.) - Nashville, TN

Renfrow Ware - Los Angeles, CA CI Close Up

Rome Stove Works - Rome, GA

Russell & Erwin Manufacturing Co. (R&E) - New Britain, CT CI Close Up

E.C. Simmons Hardware Co. - St. Louis, MO CI Close Up

Southern Cooperative Foundry Co. - Rome, GA

D.R. Sperry & Co. - Batavia, IL CI Close Up

Stover Manufacturing Co. - Freeport, IL CI Close Up

Tecumseh Hollow Ware Co. - Tecumseh, MI CI Close Up

N. Waterman - Boston, MA CI Close Up

Western Foundry Co. (Mi-Pet) - Chicago, IL

Wrought Iron Range Co. (WIRCO) - St. Louis, MO CI Close Up

The above list is in no way meant to be exhaustive or comprehensive, but rather includes those manufacturers which you are most likely to encounter in your search for collectible cast iron.