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Stealing was no small crime in 1868. In the Court of General Sessions (New York City) Thomas White and Charles Wilson pleaded guilty to stealing two meerschaum pipes worth $85 from Frederick W. Kaldenberg. For this they were each sent to State Prison for two years and six months. | Stealing was no small crime in 1868. In the Court of General Sessions (New York City) Thomas White and Charles Wilson pleaded guilty to stealing two meerschaum pipes worth $85 from Frederick W. Kaldenberg. For this they were each sent to State Prison for two years and six months. | ||
[[File:Kaldenberg- | [[File:Kaldenberg-1876Madelian.jpg|thumb|1876 Centennial Exposition Metal]]The United States conducted its 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. A quantity of meerschaum pipes, amber goods and pipe trimmings were represented from Austria, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and the United States. Kaldenberg showed about 1500 meerschaum pipes and his Centennial show piece, Columbia. The Columbia pipe was 28 inches tall with four hookah mouthpieces, and a central pedestal upon which were four free standing meerschaum figures representing agriculture, commerce, manufacture, and navigation. On a ledge above the figures were four cherubs representing music, painting, literature, and sculpture. At the very top was a figure of Columbia representing power, justice and liberty. The international jury awarded F. J. Kaldenberg the only award for American made meerschaum goods. | ||
Kaldenberg also showed two $500 pipes at the Centennial Exposition. One was fashioned as the head of Mephistopheles and the other representing the head of Bacchante. The massive stems were twins, each being of amber forty inches long and composed of three hundred pieces. All the ornamentation of the amber was done by use of file and lathe. Many bits of clear amber were inlaid into a ground of the clouded amber producing the appearance of jewels. Another remarkable piece exhibited by this maker at Philadelphia was an amber cigar holder sixteen and a half inches long which Kaldenberg claimed to be the longest in the world. The price named for this holder was $250. | Kaldenberg also showed two $500 pipes at the Centennial Exposition. One was fashioned as the head of Mephistopheles and the other representing the head of Bacchante. The massive stems were twins, each being of amber forty inches long and composed of three hundred pieces. All the ornamentation of the amber was done by use of file and lathe. Many bits of clear amber were inlaid into a ground of the clouded amber producing the appearance of jewels. Another remarkable piece exhibited by this maker at Philadelphia was an amber cigar holder sixteen and a half inches long which Kaldenberg claimed to be the longest in the world. The price named for this holder was $250. | ||
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The first report of problems with this expanding organization was In 1889. Charles Thoelen the trusted foreman in the meerschaum pipe manufactory was arrested for stealing over $6000 worth of goods from the firm. Then in 1893 they encountered serious financial problems. | The first report of problems with this expanding organization was In 1889. Charles Thoelen the trusted foreman in the meerschaum pipe manufactory was arrested for stealing over $6000 worth of goods from the firm. Then in 1893 they encountered serious financial problems. | ||
[[File:Kaldenberg-CasedMeerschaum1870.jpg|thumb|center|800px|Circa 1870 Cased Meerschaum, courtesy [http://www.racineandlaramie.com/ Racine & Laramie Tobacconist]]] | |||