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<font size="4">'''[http://www.corncobpipe.com/ Missouri Meerschaum Company]'''</font> | <font size="4">'''[http://www.corncobpipe.com/ Missouri Meerschaum Company]'''</font> | ||
[[File:TibbeFamily.jpeg|thumb|left|The | [[File:TibbeFamily.jpeg|thumb|left|The Tibbe Family, circa 1865]][[File:MissouriMeerschaum-Building.jpg|thumb|The Factory Building on the Missouri Riverfront, 400 West Front Street, Washington, MO]][[File:EarlyCornCob.jpeg|thumb|An early example, courtesy [http://www.racineandlaramie.com/ Racine & Laramie Tobacconist]]][[Image:Corncob.jpg|thumb|Recent Missouri Meerschaum Corncob Pipes]] | ||
Washington, Missouri has long been known as the "Corn Cob Pipe Capital of the World." It was the Missouri Meerschaum Company, still the world's oldest and largest manufacturer of the cool, sweet-smelling corn cob pipes, that began the tradition for which Washington became famous. | Washington, Missouri has long been known as the "Corn Cob Pipe Capital of the World." It was the Missouri Meerschaum Company, still the world's oldest and largest manufacturer of the cool, sweet-smelling corn cob pipes, that began the tradition for which Washington became famous. | ||
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File:MissouriMeerschaum-1904WorldFairDisplay.jpg|Part of the Missouri Meerschaum display from the 1904 World Fair in St. Louis | File:MissouriMeerschaum-1904WorldFairDisplay.jpg|Part of the Missouri Meerschaum display from the 1904 World Fair in St. Louis | ||
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<gallery widths=250 heights=250 caption="1906 Unofficial Harvard Class Pipe. Courtesy Brian Robertson collection. See [[College Class Pipes]] for addition information"> | |||
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*See also, [[Missouri Meerschaum Corncob Buying Guide]] | *See also, [[Missouri Meerschaum Corncob Buying Guide]] | ||
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'''Contact Information:''' | '''Contact Information:''' | ||
Missouri Meerschaum Company | Missouri Meerschaum Company | ||