Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cob Pipes

Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cob Pipes: Unmatched Tradition and Quality

Washington, Missouri has long been known as the "Corn Cob Pipe Capital of the World". The Missouri Meerschaum Company, founded in 1869, initiated this tradition, becoming the oldest and largest producer of corn cob pipes worldwide. Henry Tibbe, a Dutch immigrant woodworker, first began production of these pipes after a local farmer, enamored with a pipe whittled from a corn cob, requested Tibbe to try turning some on his lathe. The success was such that Tibbe abandoned woodworking to focus entirely on pipe production, founding the Missouri Meerschaum Company in 1907. Today, Missouri Meerschaum pipes are cherished globally for their cool, sweet-smoking characteristics akin to expensive meerschaum pipes, and are also beloved as souvenirs often customized with city names, businesses, or events.

Strengths:

• Tradition and quality history
• Cool, sweet-smoking characteristics
• Customization as souvenirs
• First and only surviving piece of this living history

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