Written by: Vintage Cast Iron Editorial Team
Posted on: July 10, 2026
Vintage Lodge Cast Iron: A Complete Collecting Guide
Lodge Manufacturing occupies a genuinely different place in vintage cast iron collecting than Griswold or Wagner — founded in South Pittsburg, Tennessee in 1896 by Joseph Lodge, it remains family-owned and in continuous production to this day, which makes “vintage Lodge” a real dating question…
Written by: Vintage Cast Iron Editorial Team
Posted on: July 10, 2026
How to Date Lodge Cast Iron
Dating vintage Lodge cast iron requires a genuinely different approach than dating Griswold or Wagner, since Lodge’s continuous production means there’s no single obvious cutoff point separating “old” from “new” — the comparison has to be done piece by piece against known production markers. Seasoning…
Written by: Vintage Cast Iron Editorial Team
Posted on: July 10, 2026
Lodge Cast Iron Value Guide: What Actually Drives Price
Vintage Lodge generally trades at more modest prices than comparable Griswold or Wagner pieces, a direct consequence of Lodge’s continuous production keeping supply steadier and collector scarcity lower — but genuinely early and discontinued specialty pieces still carry real value within the brand’s own collecting…
Written by: Vintage Cast Iron Editorial Team
Posted on: July 10, 2026
Discontinued Lodge Patterns Worth Knowing
Because Lodge remains in continuous production, most of its classic skillet and Dutch oven shapes are still being made today in some form — which means the genuinely collectible “discontinued” side of Lodge collecting concentrates in novelty shapes and early production forms the company no…