Groll Ornamental Iron Works is a Pittsburgh metal-fabrication business founded in 1932 by blacksmith John Groll, who came to the city after earning a master certificate in blacksmithing in Germany. Now in its fourth generation of family ownership, the company primarily fabricates custom ornamental metalwork for homes in the Pittsburgh area.
Schultz Ornamental IronSince Emil Otto Schultz Sr. started the shop in Butler County in the early 1940s, Schultz Ornamental Iron has carried Lithuanian blacksmithing and forging traditions through four generations. From its Valencia-area shop, the family creates custom wrought-iron work for homes and properties across the Pittsburgh region, with each project shaped by hand rather than taken from a standard design.VALENCIA, PA
Rock Ridge Forge LLCFounded in 1987 by Master Blacksmith Clayton H. Miller, Rock Ridge Forge LLC is a family-owned Jarrettsville shop that designs and fabricates custom architectural and ornamental ironwork. The Miller family works with clients from drawings, photographs, or samples, creating pieces for residential and commercial settings and restoring older metalwork in a drive-in sandblasting bay. Son Logan joined the business as an apprentice after college, carrying the family’s blacksmithing tradition into its next generation.JARRETTSVILLE, MD
Crescent Iron WorksFounded in 1931, Crescent Iron Works is a fourth-generation, family-owned and operated metal fabrication shop serving the construction market. From its 52,000-square-foot facility near Philadelphia International Airport, the company fabricates structural steel and ornamental metalwork, including monumental stairs and railings. Its shop retains an operational blacksmith’s forge alongside automated design and modern fabrication equipment.PHILADELPHIA, PA
Ebinger Iron WorksEbinger Iron Works is a family-owned metal fabrication company established in Schuylkill County in 1927, after Henry Carl Ebinger founded the business there. It specializes in ornamental and miscellaneous metalwork, with particular expertise in monumental stair work and nonferrous metal fabrication. The company turns designers’ concepts into custom metalwork and has operated continuously under family ownership for almost 100 years.SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, PA