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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 Tribbe Family, circa 1865]][[File:EarlyCornCob.jpeg|thumb|An early example, courtesy [http://www.racineandlaramie.com/ Racine & Laramie Tobacconist]]][[Image:Corncob.jpg|thumb|Recent Missouri Meerschaum Corncob Pipes]] | [[File:TibbeFamily.jpeg|thumb|left|The Tribbe 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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A nationwide distribution system was established for the sale of his pipes. Other pipe firms also developed; by 1925 there were as many as a dozen corn cob pipe companies in Franklin County, most of them in Washington. Today, Missouri Meerschaum stands alone as the first and only surviving piece of the living history. These gentle pipes are smoked and loved all over the world as well as being used as souvenirs, often imprinted with the name of the city, business or event. | A nationwide distribution system was established for the sale of his pipes. Other pipe firms also developed; by 1925 there were as many as a dozen corn cob pipe companies in Franklin County, most of them in Washington. Today, Missouri Meerschaum stands alone as the first and only surviving piece of the living history. These gentle pipes are smoked and loved all over the world as well as being used as souvenirs, often imprinted with the name of the city, business or event. | ||
<gallery widths=300 heights=225 caption="The Missouri Meerschaum Museum and Gift Shop"> | |||
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File:MissouriMeerschaum-1904WorldFairDisplay.jpg|Part of the Missouri Meerschaum display from the 1904 World Fair in St. Louis | |||
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*Great article from the Missouri Historical Review on [[Henry Tibbe]]. | *Great article from the Missouri Historical Review on [[Henry Tibbe]]. | ||