The manufacturers listed here are those whose products will most typically be seen in the vintage cast iron collectibles marketplace.
Hollow ware manufacturing arm of Atlanta Stove Works
Lines include:
Red Mountain (1900s-1940s)
Century (1950s-1960s)
Pioneer (1970s)
Lady Bess (1970s-1990s)
Brands include:
Favorite Piqua Ware
Miami (economy brand)
Puritan (for Sears Roebuck)
Brands include:
Erie (1880-1905)
Griswold's Erie (1905-1906)
Victor (economy brand)(1900s-1930s)
Griswold (1906-1957)
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)
Brands include:
Chef's Choice
Maid of Honor (for Sears Roebuck)¹
Plantation Ware
¹There is some controversy as to whether MOH was made by Lodge.
Brands include:
Wagner (1891-1930s)
Sidney (1905-1929)
Wagner Ware (1914-1959)
National (economy brand)(1914-1930s)
Long Life (store brand)(1930s)
Montgomery Ward/Wardway (1930s)
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
American Brass & Iron Co. (AB&I) - Oakland, CA
Columbus Hollow Ware Co. ("The Favorite") - Columbus, OH
Crescent Foundry Co. (Ozark) - St. Louis, MO
O'Brien & O'Brien - Chicago, IL
E.C. Simmons Hardware Co. - St. Louis, MO
Western Foundry Co. (Mi-Pet) - Chicago, IL
This list is in no way meant to be exhaustive or comprehensive, but rather those manufacturers which you are most likely to encounter in your search for collectible cast iron.