cookware founded 1896 founder joseph lodge headquarters south pittsburg tn usa key people bob kellermann ceo 1 website www.lodgemfg.com lodge manufacturing is a manufacturer of cast iron cookware based in south pittsburg tennessee . founded in 1896 by joseph lodge lodge manufacturing is one of america s oldest cookware companies in continuous operation . it is still owned and managed by the descendants of the lodge family . most cast iron sold by lodge is produced in its foundry in south pittsburg which has been in operation since the company was founded . contents 1 history 2 see also 3 references 4 external links history edit founded in 1896 by joseph lodge lodge manufacturing is one of america s oldest cookware companies in continuous operation . joseph lodge and his wife settled in south pittsburg tennessee a town of 3 000 people along the tennessee river beside the cumberland plateau . see also edit list of cast iron cookware manufacturers south pittsburg tennessee cast iron dutch oven references edit st. george zach 19 may 2014 . america s last king of cast iron finds his time has come again . bloomberg news . retrieved 24 january 2016 . external links edit the official site for lodge cookware the official twitter account for lodge cast iron the official facebook fan page for lodge cast iron retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title lodge company & oldid 743244712 categories kitchenware brandscompanies established in 1896companies based in tennessee navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 8 october 2016 at 19 09 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view